alia Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Dec 19, 2008 #1 can anybody help me to proove gamma(n+1/2)=(2n)!*sqrt(pi)/((4^n)*n!) thank you
boombaby Messages 129 Reaction score 0 Dec 19, 2008 #2 all you need is gamma(x+1)=x*gamma(x) (which is not difficult to prove) gamma(1/2)=sqrt(pi)
Mentia Messages 10 Reaction score 0 Dec 19, 2008 #3 if you have to prove that gamma (1/2) = sqrt(pi) you should start from the definition of the gamma function and then use polar coordinates, it'll fall right out.
if you have to prove that gamma (1/2) = sqrt(pi) you should start from the definition of the gamma function and then use polar coordinates, it'll fall right out.