On some properties of the gamma function

Expositiones Mathematicae

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-196

  Batir, Necdet ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complete monotonicity; Digamma function; Gamma function; Polygamma functions; Riemann zeta function

Indexed keywords

EID: 41449084811     PISSN: 07230869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exmath.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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