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Ramanujan's Lost Notebook

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In this opening chapter, brief summaries are provided for most of the following chapters. We also cite and thank the many mathematicians who have helped us in the preparation of this book.

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Andrews, G.E., Berndt, B.C. (2013). Introduction. In: Ramanujan's Lost Notebook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4081-9_1

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