On the \(k\)-gamma \(q\)-distribution (Q607421)

The \(q\)-analogue of the Pochhammer \(k\)-symbol is given by \([t]_{n,k}=\prod_{j=0}^{n-1}[t+jk]_q\), where \([t]_q=\frac{1-q^t}{1-q}\). In this paper, the authors provide combinatorial and probabilistic interpretations for the the \(q\)-analogue of the Pochhammer \(k\)-symbol. Moreover, they study the \(q\)-analogue of the \(k\)-gamma distribution \(\Gamma_{q,k}(t)\) by introducing \(q\)-analogues of the Mellin transform. In particular, they show that \(\Gamma_{q,k}(t)\) is given by \[ \Gamma_{q,k}(t)=(1-q)^{1-t/k}\sum_{n\geq0}\frac{q^{kn(n+1)/2}}{(1-q^{kn+t})(q^k-1)^n[n]_{q^k}!}. \]