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A note on additivity of polygamma functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2015-05-26 v1

Abstract

In the note, the functions \absψ(i)(ex)\abs{\psi^{(i)}(e^x)} for iNi\in\mathbb{N} are proved to be sub-additive on (lnθi,)(\ln\theta_i,\infty) and super-additive on (,lnθi)(-\infty,\ln\theta_i), where θi(0,1)\theta_i\in(0,1) is the unique root of equation 2\absψ(i)(θ)=\absψ(i)(θ2)2\abs{\psi^{(i)}(\theta)}=\abs{\psi^{(i)}(\theta^2)}.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0903.0888,
  title  = {A note on additivity of polygamma functions},
  author = {Feng Qi and Bai-Ni Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.0888},
  year   = {2015}
}

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3 pages

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