Best estimates of the generalized Stirling formula (Q2266985)
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Best estimates of the generalized Stirling formula (English)
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26 February 2010
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The author proves several approximation formulae for the factorial function that extend the well known formulae of Stirling, Burnside and Gosper. The author presents numerical results that show the superiority of the new formulae over the known ones.
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Gamma function
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factorial function
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approximations
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speed of convergence
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