On log-concavity of a class of generalized Stirling numbers (Q426877)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6045704
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    On log-concavity of a class of generalized Stirling numbers
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6045704

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      On log-concavity of a class of generalized Stirling numbers (English)
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      12 June 2012
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      Summary: This paper considers the generalized Stirling numbers of the first and second kinds. First, we show that the sequences of the above generalized Stirling numbers are both log-concave under some mild conditions. Then, we show that some polynomials related to the above generalized Stirling numbers are \(q\)-log-concave or \(q\)-log-convex under suitable conditions. We further discuss the log-convexity of some linear transformations related to generalized Stirling numbers of the first kind.
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      Stirling numbers
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      log-concavity
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      log-convexity
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      \(q\)-log-concavity
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      \(q\)-log-convexity
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