Limit of two hypergeometric functions (2F1)

Hi,

Does anyone know whether there is a known function/distribution that corresponds to the limit:

$\lim_{\epsilon\rightarrow0^+} \mathfrak{Re}\left[f(x+i\epsilon) - f(x-i\epsilon)\right]$

when $f(z)={}_2F_1(\frac12+\mu,\frac12-\mu,1,z)$? I think this is essentially the definition of a hyperfunction.

In particular I am interested in the case where $\mu$ and $x$ are both purely imaginary. You can plot it in Mathematica and see the function for small values of epsilon. When $x$ is imaginary a nice function emerges, when $x$ is real there seems to be a Dirac delta function behaviour at the origin.

I wonder whether there is a standard reference where I could look for distributional expressions of hyperfunctions other than the common ones like the Dirac delta or the Heaviside step function. (The context here is that of quantum field theory on curved manifolds - the commutator typically turns out to be a hyperfunction.)

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According to the usual definition, the branch cut of the hypergeometric function is on the real axis extending from 1 to infinity. So there should not be any jump on the imaginary axis. –  Michael Renardy Apr 1 '11 at 19:44
what is $\mu$? for $\mu\in1/2\mathbb{N}$ $f$ should be just a polynomial and the expression would be 0. –  Marcel Bischoff Apr 2 '11 at 10:13
There may simply not be an expression involving functions less general than the ${}_2F_1$ itself. Perhaps what you are really after is not a name for this function (hyperfunction), but rather some specific properties of it. Support? Singular support? Asymptotics? You may want to refine your question. –  Igor Khavkine Apr 2 '11 at 17:55