Combinatorial expressions for the tau functions of $q$-Painlevé V and III equations

Yuya Matsuhira, Hajime Nagoya

Published 2018-11-08Version 1

We derive series representations for the tau functions of the $q$-Painlev\'e V, $\mathrm{III_1}$, $\mathrm{III_2}$, and $\mathrm{III_3}$ equations, as degenerations of the tau functions of the $q$-Painlev\'e VI equation in \cite{JNS}. Our tau functions are expressed in terms of $q$-Nekrasov functions. Thus, our series representations for the tau functions have explicit combinatorial structures. We show that general solutions to the $q$-Painlev\'e V, $\mathrm{III_1}$, $\mathrm{III_2}$, and $\mathrm{III_3}$ equations are written by our tau functions. We also prove that our tau functions for the $q$-Painlev\'e $\mathrm{III_1}$, $\mathrm{III_2}$, and $\mathrm{III_3}$ equations satisfy the three-term bilinear equations for them.