Gamma function Definition and 125 Threads

So, my teacher showed me this proof and unfortunately it is vacation now. I don't understand what just happened in the marked line. Can someone please explain?

An example of physical applications for the gamma (or beta) function(s) is http://sces.phys.utk.edu/~moreo/mm08/Riddi.pdf (I refer to the beta function related to the gamma function, not the other functions with this name) The applications in Wikipedia...

Hey all, I was wondering if there was an equivalent closed form expression for ##\Gamma(\frac{1}{2}+ib)## where ##b## is a real number. I came across the following answer...

So, I've recently played around a little with the Gamma Function and eventually managed to find an expression for the Beta Function I have not yet seen. So I'm asking you guys, if you've ever seen this expression somewhere or if this is a new thing. Would be cool if it was, so here's the...

This pic is from an older text called Tables of Higher Functions (interestingly both in German first then English second) that I jumped at buying from some niche bookstore for $40. Was this hand drawn? I think I’ve seen was it that mathegraphix or something like that linked by @fresh_42...

I sent them an email about a week or so ago with the images of the following from the solutions to exercises section 1 of my Insight Article A Path to Fractional Integral Representations of Some Special Functions: 1.9) Use partial fraction decomposition and the Euler limit definition of the...

hi guys I was trying to verify the integral representation of incomplete gamma function in terms of Bessel function, which is represented by $$\gamma(a,x) = x^{\frac{a}{2}}\;\int_{0}^{∞}e^{-t}t^{\frac{a}{2}-1}J_{a}(2\sqrt{xt})dt\;\;a>0$$ i was thinking about taking substitutions in order to...

My attempt at this: From the general result $$\int \frac{d^Dl}{(2\pi)^D} \frac{1}{(l^2+m^2)^n} = \frac{im^{D-2n}}{(4\pi)^{D/2}} \frac{\Gamma(n-D/2)}{\Gamma(n)},$$ we get by setting ##D=4##, ##n=1##, ##m^2=-\sigma^2## $$-\frac{\lambda^4}{M^4}U_S \int\frac{d^4k}{(2\pi)^4} \frac{1}{k^2-\sigma^2} =...

$$\bar u(p') \gamma^i u(p) = u^\dagger(p') \gamma^0 \gamma^i u(p)$$ if ##p = p'## we can use $$u^\dagger(p) u(p) = 2m \xi^\dagger \xi$$ but how can we conclude the statement?

My question and solution that I've tried out are in attachment. Is it true my steps?

So using $$L=\frac{mv^2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} m lnx$$ and throwing it into the Euler-L equation I agree with kcrick & OlderDan that we can manipulate this to either $$\frac{d}{dt} m\dot{x} = -\frac{m}{2x}$$ or $$2vdv = -\frac{dx}{x}$$ but I'm not having any epiphanies on how to turn the above into...

Sometimes there are functions that are initially defined for only integer values of the argument, but can be extended to functions of real variable by some obvious way. An example of this is the factorial ##n!## which is extended to a gamma function by a convenient integral definition. So, if I...

I am aware that hypergeometric type differential equations of the type: can be solved e.g. by means of Mellin transforms when σ(s) is at most a 2nd-degree polynomial and τ(s) is at most 1st-degree, and λ is a constant. I'm trying to reproduce the method for the case where λ is not constant...

Hey! :o I want to show that the Gamma function converges and is continuous for $x>0$. I have done the following: The Gamma function is the integral \begin{equation*}\Gamma (x)=\int_0^{\infty}t^{x-1}e^{-t}\, dt\end{equation*} Let $x>0$. It holds that...

I have question regarding gamma function. It is concerning ##\Gamma## function of negative integer arguments. Is it ##\Gamma(-1)=\infty## or ##\displaystyle \lim_{x \to -1}\Gamma(x)=\infty##? So is it ##\Gamma(-1)## defined or it is ##\infty##? This question is mainly because of definition of...

##\Gamma(x)=\int^{\infty}_0 t^{x-1}e^{-t}dt## converge for ##x>0##. But it also converge for negative noninteger values. However many authors do not discuss that. Could you explain how do examine convergence for negative values of ##x##.

Homework Statement To show: Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution To be honest, I'm pretty stuck. I could try to use the third identity: ##\Gamma(-k+\frac{1}{2})=\frac{2\sqrt{\pi}}{2^{-2k}}\frac{\Gamma(-2k)}{\Gamma(-k)} ## but this doesn't really seem to get me anywhere. I...

Homework Statement I am trying to evaluate the following integral: ##\displaystyle \int^{\infty}_0 (1 - e^{-x}) x^{-\frac{3}{2}} \, dx## Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution When I split the above integral, I get the following ##\int^{\infty}_0 x^{-\frac{3}{2}} \, dx - \Gamma...

Γ(n) = ∫x→∞ tn-1 e-t dt?

Homework Statement I'm not after another proof. I've just got a couple of inequalities I don't know how to show when following a given proof in my book. These are: Q1) ## 0\leq x \leq 1 \implies x^{t-1} e^{-x} \leq x^{t-1} ## So this is obvioulsy true, however I think I'm being dumb because...

Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I think this problem is probably a lot simpler than I am making it out to be. However, when I apply sterling's approx., I get a very nasty equation that does not simplify easily. One of the biggest problems I have though is...

I took differential equation over the last year and we talked about gamma functions in class but it wasn't in our books and I don't speak broken Russian so it was hard to understand what was going on. I'm wondering if the gamma function is similar to the dirac or heaviside functions and if...

Hello, I have attached a picture of the integral I am solving. I understand at the end how they turned the function (in the second to last step) into gamma(2) BUT what I do not understand is how you can simply just remove the (2/theta) out of the exponent of e, turn it into gamma(2) then divide...

Hello, Surfing across the internet, I learned that the volume of a sphere in n dimensions can be expressed by V(n) = (Π^(n/2)) / Γ((n/2)+1), where n is the number of dimensions we are considering But if we consider n=0, then we get 1. So, how do we interpret this? I mean what does volume in zero...

This is given in Mathematical methods for physicists by Arfken and weber, while defining a property of gamma function, I have no idea how the term in the red circle becomes 'z' in the final step, please help

Homework Statement Write ##\int_{0}^{1}x^2(ln\frac{1}{x})^3 dx## in terms of the gamma function 2. Relevant equation ##\Gamma(p+1)=p\Gamma(p)## The Attempt at a Solution Say ##x=e^{-u}## one would eventually obtain the integral ##\int_{-\infty}^{0} u^3 e^{-u} du## STEPS: ##x=e^{-u}##...

Hello, everyone. After my discovery some time ago of the gamma function \int_a^b x^{-n}e^{-x}dx (where b = infinity and a = 0...sorry, haven't quite figured out LaTex yet...and actually the foregoing is the factorial function [I think it's silly that the argument has to be shifted down by...

Hey! So I'm self studying mary boas's mathematical methods book and I've come across this integral: \int _{0}^{\infty }e^{-x^4}dx and I'm suppose to write this using the gamma function. The hint given states to let x^4 = u. And the answer is: \Gamma \left( \dfrac {5} {4}\right) I tried...

Homework Statement Evaluate the integral by closing a contour in the complex plane $$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx e^{iax^2/2}$$ Homework Equations Residue theoremThe Attempt at a Solution My initial choice of contour was a semicircle of radius R and a line segment from -R to R. In the limit R to...

My first question is: is this formula (at the bottom) a known formula? In this subject i haven't explained how i build up the formula. So far i think it is equal to the gamma function of Euler with \Gamma\left(\frac{m_1}{m_2}+1\right)= \frac{m_1}{m_2}\ ! with m_1 , m_2 \in...

I have heard that the Borwein/Zucker algorithm for computing certain values of the gamma function is pretty awesome, but finding it online is proving elusive... Does anyone know the algorithm?

[SIZE="4"]Definition/Summary The gamma function denoted by \Gamma (n) is defined by \Gamma (n) = \int_{0}^{\infty} x^{n-1} e^{-x} dx is convergent for real and complex argument except for 0, -1, -2, ...-k [SIZE="4"]Equations Useful identities: \Gamma(n+1)=n! \Gamma (x+1)...

Could someone please explain why the following sum simplifies to the following? = As far as I can see, this sum does not correlate to the formula for incomplete gamma function as a sum. I'd appreciate any help as the incomplete gamma function is somewhat beyond the scope of my current...

Problem: Evaluate: $$\int_0^{\infty} t^{-1/4}e^{-t}\,dt$$ Attempt: I recognised this one as $\Gamma(3/4)$. I found a few formulas on Wolfram Mathworld website which helps to evaluate this but I am wondering if I can solve the definite integral from elementary methods (like by parts). Any help...

I was taking a break from studying from my real analysis, electrodynamics, and nuclear physics exams this week, and, being a math-phile, I decided to play around with the gamma-function for some reason. Anyway, I used the common product expansion of the multiplicative inverse, and I arrived at a...

I have a hard time believing we only have the limited number of series I have seen so far especially considering how much broader mathematics is than I had thought just a short while ago. Where should I search to find more infinite series summations for the gamma function? For example which...

Does anyone know if we currently have an infinite series summation general solution for the gamma function such as, $$\frac{1}{\Gamma(k)}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} f(n,k)$$ or, $${\Gamma(k)}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} f(n,k)$$?

I'm not sure if this is a "general" math question but I do think it is an interesting one. The Gamma Function, \Gamma(t), has many interesting definitions. It can take on the form of an integral to an infinite product. There is one particular definition, however, that I am trying to...

I am given that The kth moment of an exponential random variable with mean mu is E[Y^k] = k!*mu^k for nonnegative integer k. I found m^2 (0) = (-a)(-a-1)(-beta)^2. The answer I found is however mu^2+a*beta^2 which is different from the k! From the given formula. Could someone help me figure it...

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3224/620u.jpg In A for this question F(alpha+1)=alpha*F(alpha) and I'm curious as to how the RHS of this still has the gamma function in it?

Homework Statement "Show that - \int^1_0 x^k\ln{x}\,dx = \frac{1}{(k+1)^2} ; k > -1. Hint: rewrite as a gamma function. Homework Equations Well, I know that \Gamma \left( x \right) = \int\limits_0^\infty {t^{x - 1} e^{ - t} dt}. The Attempt at a Solution I've tried various substitutions...

I've just started self studying James Nearing's "Mathematical Tools for Physicists" (available at http://www.physics.miami.edu/~nearing/mathmethods/mathematical_methods-three.pdf), and I'm having trouble with problem 1.16 about the gamma function, defined for positive x as \Gamma(x)=...

Hi members, gamma (n+1)=n! Now I have the following: gamma(2(n+3/2))=gamma(2n+1) What is factorial notation for this?? Thank you

This is mostly calculus, but the question is computer based, I think. The antiderivative of the gamma function is, fairly trivially, ##\displaystyle \int_{0}^{+\infty}\frac{t^{z-1}}{e^{t}\ln{t}}-C##, where C is an arbitrary constant. Why does Wolfram Alpha have trouble calculating the...

Homework Statement I have a quick question about the gamma function. According to my textbook it says: \int_{0}^{\infty }{{{x}^{n}}{{e}^{-ax}}dx}=\frac{\Gamma \left( n+1 \right)}{{{a}^{n+1}}} where \Gamma is the gamma function. My question is, do n has to be an integer number, or can it also...

Hi, I would like to know why is it that gamma(1/2) = squareroot(pi) The other values as well. I don't see why out of all values that the gamma function converges to operations of pi of all things. Is there some kind of relationship to the gamma function and the trigonometric function...

Hi I have this integral that I want to express in terms of a gamma function. Unfortunately I am unable to bring it in this form. So can you give me a hint how wolframalpha does thishttp://m.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=∫e%5E%28ix%29%2F%28ix%29%5E%281%2F5%29dx+from+-+infinity+to+infinity&x=10&y=3

Homework Statement Questions are in picture. Homework Equations $$ \int _{0}^{\infty }x^{n}e^{-x}dx $$ = $$ Gamma (n+1) = n! $$ Gamma(P+1) $$ = $$Gamma(P)$$ $$ Gamma(P) = (1/P) $$Gamma(P+1)$$ The Attempt at a Solution 2) I have found it from table. 3) I have used recursion and...

Hi there, I'm actually trying to understand why the behaviour of the Gamma function at z = -n is (-1)^n/(n!z) + O(1) The first term (although without the z) I recognized it as the residue of f when z= -n. But the rest, no idea. Any explanation is very appreciated.

\Gamma(n) = int(0 to infinity)[(x^(n-1))*e^-x]dx Show that it can also be written as: \Gamma(n) = 2int(0 to infinity)[(x^(2n-1))*e^(-x^2)]dxI have no idea how to go about this. I have tried integration by parts of each to see if anything relates, but how can you get from an exp(-x) to and...