Some properties of functions related to the gamma and psi functions

Integral Transforms and Special Functions

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-164

  Chen, Chao Ping ^a   Qi, Feng ^a   Srivastava, H M ^b  

^a HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absolutely monotonic functions; Completely monotonic functions; Gamma function; Logarithmically completely monotonic functions; Psi function; Strongly completely monotonic functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649091201     PISSN: 10652469     EISSN: 14768291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10652460903064216     Document Type: Article

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