5 Gamma Function Properties 5.1 Special Notation 5.3 Graphics

§5.2 Definitions

Referenced by:: §1.15(vi), ¶ ‣ §10.23(iii), §10.43(ii), §10.44(iii), §25.5(ii)
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§5.2(i) Gamma and Psi Functions
§5.2(ii) Euler’s Constant
§5.2(iii) Pochhammer’s Symbol

§5.2(i) Gamma and Psi Functions

Notes:: See Olver (1997b, pp. 31 and 39) or Temme (1996b, pp. 41 and 53).
Referenced by:: §10.1, §10.22(ii), §10.31, §10.8, §13.1, §14.1, §14.17(iv), §15.1, §19.12, §2.3(ii), ¶ ‣ §2.5(i), §25.1, §32.11(ii), §33.1, §33.6, §6.10(ii), §6.6, §8.1, §8.19(iv)
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¶ Euler’s Integral

Keywords:: Euler’s integral, gamma function, psi function

5.2.1 $\mathop{\Gamma\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=\int_{0}^{\infty}e^{{-t}}t^{{z-1}}dt,$ $\realpart{z}>0$ .

Defines:: $\mathop{\Gamma\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : gamma function
Symbols:: : differential of , : base of exponential function, $\int$ : integral, $\realpart{}$ : real part and : complex variable
A&S Ref:: 6.1.1
Referenced by:: §10.43(iii), §5.9(i), §5.9(ii), §8.21(ii), §9.12(vi)
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When $\realpart{z}\leq 0$ , $\mathop{\Gamma\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ is defined by analytic continuation. It is a meromorphic function with no zeros, and with simple poles of residue $(-1)^{n}/n!$ at . $1/\mathop{\Gamma\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ is entire, with simple zeros at .

5.2.2 $\mathop{\psi\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)={\mathop{\Gamma\/}\nolimits^{{\prime}% }}\!\left(z\right)/\mathop{\Gamma\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right),$ $z\neq 0,-1,-2,\dots$ .

Defines:: $\mathop{\psi\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : psi (or digamma) function
Symbols:: $\mathop{\Gamma\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : gamma function and : complex variable
A&S Ref:: 6.3.1
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$\mathop{\psi\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ is meromorphic with simple poles of residue −1 at .

§5.2(ii) Euler’s Constant

Notes:: See Olver (1997b, p. 34) or Temme (1996b, p. 10).
Keywords:: Euler’s constant
Referenced by:: §10.22(iii), §10.24, §10.45, §10.8, ¶ ‣ §10.9(i), §11.6(i), §13.1, §14.1, §14.8(i), ¶ ‣ §2.10(i), ¶ ‣ §2.5(iii), §2.6(iii), §25.1, §25.2(iv), §26.8(vii), §27.11, §3.12, §33.5(iii), §5.1, §6.1, §7.1, ¶ ‣ §9.12(viii)
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5.2.3 $\EulerConstant=\lim_{{n\to\infty}}\left(1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\dots+\frac{% 1}{n}-\mathop{\ln\/}\nolimits n\right)=0.57721\;56649\;01532\;86060\;\dots.$

Notes:: For more digits see OEIS Sequence A001620; see also Sloane (2003).
Defines:: $\EulerConstant$ : Euler’s constant
Symbols:: $\mathop{\ln\/}\nolimits z$ : principal branch of logarithm function and : nonnegative integer
A&S Ref:: 6.1.3 (where the 10D value is given, and Table 1.1 where the 24D value is given.)
Referenced by:: §4.4(iii)
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