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A completely monotonic function involving the tri- and tetra-gamma functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2013-07-04 v1

Abstract

The psi function ψ(x)\psi(x) is defined by ψ(x)=Γ(x)Γ(x)\psi(x)=\frac{\Gamma'(x)}{\Gamma(x)} and ψ(i)(x)\psi^{(i)}(x) for iNi\in\mathbb{N} denote the polygamma functions, where Γ(x)\Gamma(x) is the gamma function. In this paper we prove that a function involving the difference between [ψ(x)]2+ψ(x)[\psi'(x)]^2+\psi''(x) and a proper fraction of xx is completely monotonic on (0,)(0,\infty).

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@article{arxiv.1001.4611,
  title  = {A completely monotonic function involving the tri- and tetra-gamma functions},
  author = {Feng Qi and Bai-Ni Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4611},
  year   = {2013}
}

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10 pages

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