The asymptotic expansion for \(n!\) and the Lagrange inversion formula

DOI10.1007/s11139-010-9237-2zbMath1209.33002arXiv1002.3894OpenAlexW1968840438MaRDI QIDQ631500

Stella Brassesco, Miguel A. Méndez

Publication date: 14 March 2011

Published in: The Ramanujan Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1002.3894

zbMATH Keywords

gamma functionStirling numbersasymptotic expansionsLagrange inversion formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bell and Stirling numbers (11B73) Binomial coefficients; factorials; (q)-identities (11B65) Asymptotic approximations, asymptotic expansions (steepest descent, etc.) (41A60) Asymptotic enumeration (05A16)

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