An asymptotic expansion of the double gamma function (Q5945605)

The Barnes double gamma function \(G(z)\) satisfies the recursion \(G(z+1)=\Gamma(z)G(z)\). This paper gives a new integral representation for \(\log G(z)\) and an asymptotic expansion for this function in negative powers of \(z\) for large complex \(z\) (\(z\) not negative real). An error bound for the remainder at any order is supplied, and numerical experiments show the accuracy of the expansion and of the bounds.