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The full width at half maximum (FWHM) is a useful quantity for characterizing the bandwidth of unimodal functions. However, a closed-form expression for the FWHM of gamma-shaped functions-i.e. functions that are shaped like the gamma…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-25 Anthony LoPrete , Johannes Burge

This study reexamines diffusive representations for fractional integrals with the goal of pioneering new variants of such representations. These variants aim to offer highly efficient numerical algorithms for the approximate computation of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Renu Chaudhary , Kai Diethelm

We present new algorithms that efficiently approximate the hypergeometric function of a matrix argument through its expansion as a series of Jack functions. Our algorithms exploit the combinatorial properties of the Jack function, and have…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Plamen Koev , Alan Edelman

We derive an integral expression $G(z)$ for the reciprocal gamma function, $1/\Gamma(z)=G(z)/\pi$, that is valid for all $z\in\mathbb{C}$, without the need for analytic continuation. The same integral avoids the singularities of the gamma…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2026-03-05 Peter Reinhard Hansen , Chen Tong

Let F(x_1,...,x_m) = u_1 x_1 + ... + u_m x_m be a linear form with nonzero, relatively prime integer coefficients u_1,..., u_m. For any set A of integers, let F(A) = {F(a_1,...,a_m) : a_i in A for i=1,...,m}. The representation function…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-01-06 Melvyn B. Nathanson

The idea of generating integrals analogous to generating functions is first introduced in this paper. A new proof of the well-known Finite Harmonic Series Theorem in Analysis and Analytical Number Theory is then obtained by the method of…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 S. C. Woon

In this paper, we consider representations of integers as sums of at most four distinct $m$-gonal numbers (allowing a fixed number of repeats of each polygonal number occurring in the sum). We show that the number of such representations…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-23 Kathrin Bringmann , Min-Joo Jang , Ben Kane , Cheuk Hin Alvin Tse

Recently, the degenerate gamma functions are introduced as a degenerate version of the usual gamma function by Kim-Kim. In this paper, we investigate several properties of them. Namely, we obtain an analytic continuation as a meromorphic…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-03-03 Taekyun Kim , Dae san Kim

We provide a representation of the $C^*$-algebra generated by multidimensional integral operators with piecewise constant kernels and discrete ergodic operators. This representation allows us to find the spectrum and to construct the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-05-22 Anton A. Kutsenko

We define an absolutely convergent series for the upper incomplete Gamma function $\Gamma(s,z)$ for $z\geq 1$ and $s\in \mathbb{C}$. We express this series using certain polynomials which we define using the Stirling numbers of the first…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-09-17 Mario DeFranco

We investigate solutions to the functional equation $f(f(x)) = e^x$, which can be interpreted as the problem of finding a half iterate of the exponential map. While no elementary solution exists, we construct and analyze non-elementary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Sanay Nesargi , Gregory Roudenko

This work demonstrates algorithms to accurately compute solutions to thermal radiation transport problems using a reduced floating-point precision implementation of the Implicit Monte Carlo method. Several techniques falling into the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-10-27 Simon Butson , Mathew Cleveland , Alex Long , Todd Palmer

In this paper we propose a method for computing the Faddeeva function $w(z) := e^{-z^2}\mathrm{erfc}(-i z)$ via truncated modified trapezoidal rule approximations to integrals on the real line. Our starting point is the method due to Matta…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-25 Mohammad Al Azah , Simon N. Chandler-Wilde

Fractional integral operators connected with real-valued scalar functions of matrix argument are applied in problems of mathematics, statistics and natural sciences. In this article we start considering the case of a Gauss hypergeometric…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-09-09 A. M. Mathai , H. J. Haubold

This work is an extension of our earlier article, where a well-known integral representation of the logarithmic function was explored, and was accompanied with demonstrations of its usefulness in obtaining compact, easily-calculable, exact…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-07-15 Neri Merhav , Igal Sason

Using geometric considerations, we provide a clear derivation of the integral representation for the error function, known as the Craig formula. We calculate the corresponding power series expansion and prove the convergence. The same…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2023-06-16 Dmitri Martila , Stefan Groote

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…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2014-07-02 Emin Özçağ , İnci Ege

Matrix functions with potential applications have a major role in science and engineering. One of the fundamental matrix functions, which is particularly important due to its connections with certain matrix differential equations and other…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-28 Joao R. Cardoso , Amir Sadeghi

Simplification of fractional powers of positive rational numbers and of sums, products and powers of such numbers is taught in beginning algebra. Such numbers can often be expressed in many ways, as this article discusses in some detail.…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2013-02-12 Albert D. Rich , David R. Stoutemyer

We present a theorem on taking the repeated indefinite summation of a holomorphic function $\phi(z)$ in a vertical strip of $\mathbb{C}$ satisfying exponential bounds as the imaginary part grows. We arrive at this result using transforms…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2015-03-24 James Nixon