A probabilistic proof of a Wallis-type formula for the gamma function

DOI10.1080/00029890.2020.1668708zbMATH Open1454.11227arXiv1907.12095OpenAlexW2995659514WikidataQ126587232 ScholiaQ126587232MaRDI QIDQ5207482FDOQ5207482

Authors: Wooyoung Chin 

Publication date: 2 January 2020

Published in: The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We use well-known limit theorems in probability theory to derive a Wallis-type product formula for the gamma function. Our result immediately provides a probabilistic proof of Wallis's product formula for $pi$, as well as the duplication formula for the gamma function.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.12095

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Central limit and other weak theorems (60F05) Evaluation of number-theoretic constants (11Y60) Gamma, beta and polygamma functions (33B15)

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