Let A, B be forward and M be backward shift operators on a, b and m respectively. Denote the identity on the right-hand-side of Thm 1' by R Then we verify that R(a,b,m) satisfies the recurrence X(m - 1, a, b) X(m - 1, a + 1, b + 1) - X(m - 1, a + 1, b) X(m - 1, a, b + 1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- X(m, a, b) X(m - 2, a + 1, b + 1) = 1, or M(R) MAB(R) AM(R) BM(R) ----------- - ----------- = 1 R MMAB(R) R MMAB(R) Note that: M(R) ----------- = MR R ABM(----) R (m + a + b) (2 a - b + 2 m) (2 b - a + 2 m) (1 + q ) (1 - q ) (1 - q ) (m + a + b) / (3 a + 2 m) (3 b + 2 m) (2 m) (1 - q ) / ((1 - q ) (1 - q ) (1 - q )) / and MA(R) ----------- = MA(R) R BM(-----) R (2 m) (a + b + 2 m) (2 a - b) (2 b - a) (a + b) q (1 + q ) (1 - q ) (1 - q ) (1 - q ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3 a + 2 m) (3 b + 2 m) (2 m) (1 - q ) (1 - q ) (1 - q ) Finally, M(R) MA(R) ----------- - ----------- = 1 MR MA(R) R ABM(----) R BM(-----) R R