A Short Proof of Stirling’s Formula

DOI10.4169/amer.math.monthly.121.02.154zbMath1296.26012arXiv1312.5019OpenAlexW2594893779WikidataQ58152882 ScholiaQ58152882MaRDI QIDQ5419499

Hong-wei Lou

Publication date: 10 June 2014

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.5019

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic expansionStirling formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Gamma, beta and polygamma functions (33B15) Rate of growth of functions, orders of infinity, slowly varying functions (26A12) Elementary functions (26A09)

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