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We study the properties of a function $\psi(z, q)$ (the generalized polygamma function), intimately connected with the Hurwitz zeta function and defined for complex values of the variables $z$ and $q$, which is entire in the variable $z$…

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We prove some new results and unify the proofs of old ones involving complete monotonicity of expressions involving gamma and $q$-gamma functions, $0 < q < 1$. Each of these results implies the infinite divisibility of a related probability…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2013-01-10 Mourad E. H. Ismail , Martin E. Muldoon

In the note, two alternative proofs are provided for a monotonicity result that the function $\psi(x)+\ln\bigl(e^{1/x}-1\bigr)$ is strictly increasing on $(0,\infty)$, where $\psi(x)$ is the psi function.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2013-04-11 Feng Qi , Bai-Ni Guo

Motivated by open questions in the papers " Refinements and sharpenings of some double inequalities for bounding the gamma function" and "Complete monotonicity and monotonicity of two functions defined by two derivatives of a function…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2022-06-06 Mohamed Bouali

In the paper, the authors review origins, motivations, and generalizations of a series of inequalities involving several exponential functions and sums, establish three new inequalities involving finite exponential functions and sums by…

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In this paper we investigate the monotonicity properties related to the ratio of gamma functions, from which some related asymptotics and inequalities are established. Some special cases also confirm the conjectures of C.-P. Chen…

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In this paper, two sharp inequalities for bounding the psi function $\psi$ and the harmonic numbers $H_n$ are established respectively, some results in [I. Muqattash and M. Yahdi, \textit{Infinite family of approximations of the Digamma…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2014-06-04 Feng Qi , Bai-Ni Guo

In the paper, by establishing the monotonicity of some functions involving the sine and cosine functions, the authors provide concise proofs of some known inequalities and find some new sharp inequalities involving the Seiffert,…

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In this paper, we prove logarithmically complete monotonicity properties of certain ratios of the $k$-gamma function. As a consequence, we deduce some inequalities involving the $k$-gamma and $k$-trigamma functions.

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2019-02-08 Kwara Nantomah , Li Yin

Let $\psi_q(x)$, $\psi_q'(x)$, and $\psi_q''(x)$ for $q>0$ stand respectively for the $q$-digamma, $q$-trigamma, and $q$-tetragamma functions. In the paper, the author proves along two different approaches that the functions…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-07-26 Feng Qi

In this paper, the authors establish some inequalities involving the $q$-extension of the classical Gamma function. These inequalities provide bounds for certain ratios of the $q$-extended Gamma function. The procedure makes use of…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-10-14 Kwara Nantomah , Edward Prempeh , Stephen Boakye Twum

Motivated by several conjectures posed in the paper " Completely monotonic degrees for a difference between the logarithmic and psi functions",we confirm in this work some conjectures on completely monotonic degrees of remainders of the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2022-02-07 Mohamed Bouali

In the paper, the monotonicity and logarithmic convexity of Gini means and related functions are investigated.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-09-04 Feng Qi , Bai-Ni Guo

In the paper, necessary and sufficient conditions are presented for a function involving a ratio of gamma functions to be logarithmically completely monotonic. This extends and generalizes the main result in [\emph{Inequalities and…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-08-21 Feng Qi , Bai-Ni Guo

The psi function $\psi(x)$ is defined by $\psi(x)=\frac{\Gamma'(x)}{\Gamma(x)}$ and $\psi^{(i)}(x)$ for $i\in\mathbb{N}$ denote polygamma functions, where $\Gamma(x)$ is the gamma function. In this paper, we prove that the function $$…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-05-12 Feng Qi

We prove that certain functions involving ratios of Gamma functions and the Psi-function belong to generalized Bernstein classes and new properties of generalized Bernstein functions are given.

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We improve the upper bounds of the following inequalities proved in [H. Alzer and N. Batir, Monotonicity properties of the gamma function, Appl. Math. Letters, 20(2007), 778-781]. \begin{equation*}…

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In this paper our aim is to present the completely monotonicity and convexity properties for the Wright function. As consequences of these results, we present some functional inequalities. Moreover, we derive the monotonicity and…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-08-03 Khaled Mehrez

In this paper, by using a general result on the monotonicity of quotients of power series, our aim is to prove some monotonicity and convexity results for the modified Struve functions. Moreover, as consequences of the above mentioned…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2014-10-15 Árpád Baricz , Tibor K. Pogány

In this expository and survey paper, along one of main lines of bounding the ratio of two gamma functions, we look back and analyse some inequalities, the complete monotonicity of several functions involving ratios of two gamma or $q$-gamma…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2014-11-04 Feng Qi