Complex Gamma? - 2

Calculus Level 4

Γ ( π ) = ? \large {\Gamma(\pi) = ?}


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The answer is 2.288.

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Aareyan Manzoor
Mar 5, 2016

Γ ( n ) 2 π ( n 1 ) ( n 1 e ) n 1 \Gamma(n)\approx\sqrt{2\pi(n-1)}\left(\dfrac{n-1}{e}\right)^{n-1} We want a very big n for good approximation. pi is small. for about 3 decimal places of accuracy 1000 is enough. so Γ ( 1001 + π ) = Γ ( π ) i = 0 1000 ( π + i ) 2 π ( π + 1000 ) ( π + 1000 e ) π + 1000 Γ ( π ) 2 π ( π + 1000 ) ( π + 1000 e ) π + 1000 i = 0 1000 1 π + i 2.288 \Gamma(1001+\pi)=\Gamma(\pi)\prod_{i=0}^{1000} (\pi+i)\approx\sqrt{2\pi(\pi+1000)}\left(\dfrac{\pi+1000}{e}\right)^{\pi+1000}\\ \Gamma(\pi)\approx\sqrt{2\pi(\pi+1000)}\left(\dfrac{\pi+1000}{e}\right)^{\pi+1000}\prod_{i=0}^{1000} \dfrac{1}{\pi+i}\approx \boxed{2.288}

The equation you just use for finding approx value of gamma(n) is it a famous equation. If so there might be a famous name for it.

Syed Shahabudeen - 5 years, 3 months ago

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yes, stirling's approximation.

Aareyan Manzoor - 5 years, 3 months ago

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