Related papers: On functional inequalities for the psi function

Let $\varphi$ be a normal state on the algebra $B(H)$ of all bounded operators on a Hilbert space $H$, $f$ a strictly positive, continuous function on $(0, \infty)$, and let $g$ be a function on $(0, \infty)$ defined by $g(t) =…

Using three basic facts concerning Hurwitz zeta function,we give new natural proofs of the known results on Bernoulli polynomials,gamma function and also obtain Gauss' expression for Psi function at a rational point,all in a unified…

In this paper, we present and prove some generalizations of some inequalities for the $p$-Gamma, $q$-Gamma and $k$-Gamma functions. Our approach makes use of the series representations of the psi, $p$-psi, $q$-psi and $k$-psi functions.

We establish some monotonicity results and functional inequalities for modified Lommel functions of the first kind. In particular, we obtain new Tur\'{a}n type inequalities and bounds for ratios of modified Lommel functions of the first…

In this paper our aim is to deduce some complete monotonicity properties and functional inequalities for the Bickley function. The key tools in our proofs are the classical integral inequalities, like Chebyshev, H\"older-Rogers,…

Simple inequalities for some integrals involving the modified Bessel functions $I_{\nu}(x)$ and $K_{\nu}(x)$ are established. We also obtain a monotonicity result for $K_{\nu}(x)$ and a new lower bound, that involves gamma functions, for…

We characterize real functions $f$ on an interval $(-\alpha,\alpha)$ for which the entrywise matrix function $[a_{ij}] \mapsto [f(a_{ij})]$ is positive, monotone and convex, respectively, in the positive semidefiniteness order. Fractional…

We prove amongs others results that the harmonic mean of $\Gamma_q(x)$ and $\Gamma_q(1/x)$ is greater than or equal to $1$ for arbitrary $x > 0$ and $q\in J$ where $J$ is a subset of $[0,+\infty)$. Also, we prove that for there is…

In this paper we introduce the log entropy functional and establish its monotonicity along the Ricci flow. One consequence of it is the monotonicity of the logarithmic Sobolev constant along the Ricci flow.

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…

We improve the upper bound of the following inequalities for the gamma function $\Gamma$ due to H. Alzer and the author. \begin{equation*}…

In this paper, by investigating the monotonicity of a function composed of $% \left( \sinh x\right) /x$ and $\cosh x$ with two parameters in $x$ on $% \left( 0,\infty \right) $, we prove serval theorems related to inequalities for…

Let $\alpha>0$ be a constant, let $\ell\ge0$ be an integer, and let $\Gamma(z)$ denote the classical Euler gamma function. With the help of the integral representation for the Riemann zeta function $\zeta(z)$, by virtue of a monotonicity…

A new expansion for integral powers of the hypergeometric function corresponding to a special case of the incomplete beta function is summarized, and consequences, including two new sums involving digamma (psi) functions are presented.

In the paper, the authors verify the complete monotonicity of the difference $e^{1/t}-\psi'(t)$ on $(0,\infty)$, compute the completely monotonic degree and establish integral representations of the remainder of the Laurent series expansion…

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.

In this present investigation, we found a set of sufficient conditions to be imposed on the parameters of the Fox H-functions which allow us to conclude that it is non-negative. As applications, various new facts regarding the Fox-Wright…

Motivated by existing results, we present some completely monotonic functions involving the polygamma functions.

In the note, the functions $\abs{\psi^{(i)}(e^x)}$ for $i\in\mathbb{N}$ are proved to be sub-additive on $(\ln\theta_i,\infty)$ and super-additive on $(-\infty,\ln\theta_i)$, where $\theta_i\in(0,1)$ is the unique root of equation…

We show that a large collection of special functions, in particular Nielsen's beta function, are generalized Stieltjes functions of order 2, and therefore logarithmically completely monotonic. This includes the Laplace transform of…