Inequalities for the gamma function (Q999110)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5500893
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    Inequalities for the gamma function
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5500893

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      Inequalities for the gamma function (English)
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      30 January 2009
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      The author proves some sharp upper and lower bounds for the gamma function at positive real \(x\) and presents some Stirling-type formulas for \(n!\) which refine and improve the classical Stirling approximation \(\Gamma(n+1)=n!\sim n^ne^{-n}\sqrt{2\pi n}.\)
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      Gamma function
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      Stirling formula
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      Burnside's formula
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      digamma function
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      harmonic number
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      inequality
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