Asymptotic expansion for \(\log n!\) in terms of the reciprocal of a triangular number (Q626034)
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Asymptotic expansion for \(\log n!\) in terms of the reciprocal of a triangular number (English)
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25 February 2011
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This paper derives an asymptotic expansion for \(\log n!\) in terms of decreasing powers of \(n(n+1)/2\) by elementary arguments. Numerical comparison is given between the author's expansion and two others, one being Stirling's original formula (in decreasing powers of \(n+\frac12\)) and the other the usual expansion in terms of decreasing powers of \(n\) (which is attributed to de Moivre).
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Stirling's formula
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approximation
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asymptotic expansion
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factorial
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Ramanujan's formula
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Bernoulli numbers
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Gamma function
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