Inequality from Stirling's formula

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The inequality is

n is even
C(n,n/2)/2^(n+1) > 1/(2*sqrt(n)).

"Sharp form fo Stirling's inequality" is

sqrt(2*pi*k) * k^k * e^-k < k! < sqrt(2*pi*k) * k^k * e^-k * (1+1/(4*k))

Is it right? Tried with 4.

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neginf said:
The inequality is
n is even


[tex]\frac{ \binom{n}{n/2}}{2^{n+1}} > \frac{1}{2 \sqrt{n}}[/tex]

"Sharp form fo Stirling's inequality" is

[tex](\sqrt{2 \pi k}) k^k e^{-k} < k! < (\sqrt{2 \pi k}) k^k e^{-k } (1+\frac{1}{ 4k} )[/tex]

Is it right? Tried with 4.

Is what right? Do you mean that you used k = 4 or n = 4 ?
 
Sorry, n.
I tried it with 4 and it seemed not to hold, the inequality. Tried with 2 and same problem.
 
This inequality is not correct:
[tex]\frac{ \binom{n}{n/2}}{2^{n+1}} > \frac{1}{2 \sqrt{n}}[/tex]


Assuming the inequality
[tex](\sqrt{2 \pi k}) k^k e^{-k} < k! < (\sqrt{2 \pi k}) k^k e^{-k } (1+\frac{1}{ 4k} )[/tex]

the only similar inequality that I see is:

[tex]\frac{ \binom{n}{n/2}}{(1 + \frac{1}{2n})^2} > \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{\pi n}} > \frac{1}{\sqrt{2n}}[/tex]