Completely monotonic functions associated with the gamma function and its q-analogues (Q1073987): Difference between revisions

The property of complete monotonicity has recently been observed to be of importance with respect to certain functions occurring in the theory of elasticity, probability and numerical analysis [see, for example, \textit{W. A. Day}, Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 67, 503-508 (1970; Zbl 0202.253)]. In this important paper, two general theorems on monotonicity are employed to establish this property for a number of combinations of gamma functions and their basic analogues. For example, if \(0<t\leq e^{- \gamma}\), \(\gamma\) being Euler's constant, \(\delta >0\), and let \(\{t^{x^{\delta}}/\Gamma (x^{\delta}+1)\}=e^{-h(x)}\). Then, for \(0<\delta \leq\), \(h(x)>0\), h'(x) is completely monotonic on (0,\(\infty)\). For \(\delta =1\), \(h(x)>0\), \(h'(x)>0\) and h''(x) is completely monotonic on (0,\(\infty).\) In conclusion, the main results of this study are applied to some cases of infinitely divisible probability distribution functions.