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Completely monotonic degree of a function involving the tri- and tetra-gamma functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2020-04-03 v3 Optimization and Control

Abstract

Let ψ(x)\psi(x) be the di-gamma function, the logarithmic derivative of the classical Euler's gamma function Γ(x)\Gamma(x). In the paper, the author shows that the completely monotonic degree of the function [ψ(x)]2+ψ(x)[\psi'(x)]^2+\psi''(x) is 44, surveys the history and motivation of the topic, supplies a proof for the claim that a function f(x)f(x) is strongly completely monotonic if and only if the function xf(x)xf(x) is completely monotonic, conjectures the completely monotonic degree of a function involving [ψ(x)]2+ψ(x)[\psi'(x)]^2+\psi''(x), presents the logarithmic concavity and monotonicity of an elementary function, and poses an open problem on convolution of logarithmically concave functions.

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@article{arxiv.1301.0154,
  title  = {Completely monotonic degree of a function involving the tri- and tetra-gamma functions},
  author = {Feng Qi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.0154},
  year   = {2020}
}

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