Integral and series representations of the digamma and polygamma functions

DOI10.1524/ANLY.2012.1130zbMATH Open1259.33005arXiv1008.0040OpenAlexW1979235104MaRDI QIDQ3145555FDOQ3145555

Mark W. Coffey

Publication date: 21 December 2012

Published in: Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We obtain a variety of series and integral representations of the digamma function $psi(a)$. These in turn provide representations of the evaluations $psi(p/q)$ at rational argument and for the polygamma function $ps{i}^{(j)}$. The approach is through a limit definition of the zeroth Stieltjes constant $gamm{a}_0(a)=-psi(a)$. Several other results are obtained, including product representations for $exp[gamm{a}_0(a)]$ and for the Gamma function $Gamma(a)$. In addition, we present series representations in terms of trigonometric integrals Ci and Si for $psi(a)$ and the Euler constant $gamma=-psi(1)$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.0040

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zbMATH Keywords

gamma functiondigamma functionpolygamma functionEuler constantseries representation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Generalized hypergeometric series, ({}_pF_q) (33C20) Evaluation of number-theoretic constants (11Y60) Gamma, beta and polygamma functions (33B15)

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