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In this paper the incomplete gamma function $\gamma(\alpha,x)$ and its derivative is considered for negative values of $\alpha $ and the incomplete gamma type function $\gamma_*(\alpha,x_-)$ is introduced. Further the polygamma functions…
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 $z$…
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 the polygamma functions, where $\Gamma(x)$ is the gamma function. In this paper we prove that a function…
We obtain asymptotic results for well known summatory arithmetic functions, such as $\psi(x),$ and establish connections to new summatory functions. A new Volterra integral equation is offered, which is solved by summatory arithmetic…
We obtain a variety of series and integral representations of the digamma function $\psi(a)$. These in turn provide representations of the evaluations $\psi(p/q)$ at rational argument and for the polygamma function $\psi^{(j)}$. The…
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…
The definition of the binomial coefficient in terms of gamma functions also allows non-integer arguments. For nonnegative integer arguments the gamma functions reduce to factorials, leading to the well-known Pascal triangle. Using a…
A method for computing integrals of polynomial functions on compact symmetric spaces is given. Those integrals are expressed as sums of functions on symmetric groups.
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 $$…
We consider convexity and monotonicity properties for some functions related to the $q$-gamma function. As applications, we give a variety of inequalities for the $q$-gamma function, the $q$-digamma function $\psi_q(x)$, and the $q$-series.…
The definite integral with the kernel x/(x^2+b^2)/[\exp(2\pi x)-1] integrated from x=0 to infinity is the main term of a representation of the Digamma-Function psi(b), the derivative of the logarithm of the Gamma-Function. We present…
In this paper, some monotonicity and concavity results of several functions involving the psi and polygamma functions are proved, and then some known inequalities are extended and generalized.
We consider summations over digamma and polygamma functions, often with summands of the form (\pm 1)^n\psi(n+p/q)/n^r and (\pm 1)^n\psi^{(m)} (n+p/q)/n^r, where m, p, q, and r are positive integers. We develop novel general integral…
At the negative integers, there is a simple relation between the Lerch $\Phi$ function and the polylogarithm. Starting from that relation and a formula for the polylogarithm at the negative integers known from the literature, we can deduce…
In the present paper, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the functions $x^\alpha\bigl\lvert\psi^{(i)}(x+\beta)\bigr\lvert$ and $\alpha\bigl\lvert\psi^{(i)}(x+\beta)\bigr\lvert-x\bigl\lvert\psi^{(i+1)}(x+\beta)\bigr\lvert$…
We present explicit expressions for multi-fold logarithmic integrals that are equivalent to sums over polygamma functions at integer argument. Such relations find application in perturbative quantum field theory, quantum chemistry, analytic…
We define a special function related to the digamma function and use it to evaluate in closed form various series involving binomial coefficients and harmonic numbers.
Specializations of Schur functions are exploited to define and evaluate the Schur functions s_\lambda[\alpha X] and plethysms s_\lambda[\alpha s_\nu(X))] for any \alpha - integer, real or complex. Plethysms are then used to define pairs of…
q-Neumann function of integer order N_n(x,q) is obtained and some of its properties are given. q-Psi function which is used in deriving N_n(x,q) is also introduced and some of its properties are presented.
We provide an elementary proof of the left side inequality and improve the right inequality in \bigg[\frac{n!}{x-(x^{-1/n}+\alpha)^{-n}}\bigg]^{\frac{1}{n+1}}&<((-1)^{n-1}\psi^{(n)})^{-1}(x)…