Bibasic $q$-Appell series connected with Ramanujan's continued fractions

Abstract

In this paper we give some summation formulae for bibasic $ q $-Appell function $ \overline{\varphi}^{(1)} $ and express Appell function $ \overline{\varphi}^{(1)} $ in terms of classical continued fractions of Ramanujan. We also express the $ q $-Appell function $ \varphi^{(1)} $ on one base as a continued fraction. The bibasic approach for the Appell series, we think, is new.