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Estimates of the minimum of the Gamma function using the Lagrange inversion theorem and the Fa\`a di Bruno formula

Number Theory 2024-11-06 v1

Abstract

In this article we derive, using the Lagrange inversion theorem and applying twice the Fa\`a di Bruno formula, an expression of the minimum of the Gamma function Γ\Gamma as an expansion in powers of the Euler-Mascheroni constant γ\gamma. The result can be expressed in terms of values the Riemann zeta function ζ\zeta of integer arguments, since the multiple derivative of the digamma function ψ\psi evaluated in 11 is precisely proportional to the zeta function. The first terms (up to γ6\gamma^6) were provided in order to address the convergence of the series. Applying the Lagrange inversion theorem at the value 3/23/2 yields more accurate results, although less elegant formulas, in particular because the digamma function evaluated in 3/23/2 does not simplify.

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@article{arxiv.2411.03181,
  title  = {Estimates of the minimum of the Gamma function using the Lagrange inversion theorem and the Fa\`a di Bruno formula},
  author = {Jean-Christophe Pain},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.03181},
  year   = {2024}
}