Monotonicity results and inequalities for the gamma and incomplete gamma functions

Mathematical Inequalities and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-68

  Qi, Feng ^a  

^a HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exponential integral; Generalized weighted mean values with two parameters; Incomplete gamma function; Inequality; Monotonicity; Ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036001642     PISSN: 13314343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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