Find the value of the expression above such that is the Gamma function.
Give answer to three decimal places.
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By definition of the Gamma function, n = 1 ∑ ∞ Γ ( n + 2 ) Γ ( n + 3 ) Γ ( n ) Γ ( n + 1 ) = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n + 1 ) ! ( n + 2 ) ! ( n − 1 ) ! n ! = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ( n + 1 ) 2 ( n + 2 ) 1 . Decomposition by partial fractions shows that the series can be further reduced to n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n 1 / 2 − n + 2 1 / 2 − ( n + 1 ) 2 1 ) = 2 1 n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n 1 − n + 2 1 ) − ( n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 1 − 1 ) . The first series on the RHS telescopes giving us
2 1 ( 2 3 ) − ( n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 1 − 1 ) = 4 7 − n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 1 = 4 7 − 6 π 2 ≈ 0 . 1 0 5 .