The notation used in this chapter follows that of Abramowitz and Stegun (1964).
The following is a table of the functions defined in this chapter:
FAC |
n! = Γ(n + 1) |
BINOM |
n!/m!(n - m)!, 0 ≤ m ≤ n |
GAMMA |
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GAMR |
1/ Γ(x) |
ALNGAM |
ln ǀΓ(x)ǀ, x ≠ 0, -1, -2, … |
ALGAMS |
ln ǀΓ(x)ǀ and sign Γ(x), x ≠ 0, -1, -2, … |
GAMI |
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GAMIC |
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GAMIT |
γ*(a, x) = (x−1a/ Γ(a))γ(a, x), x ≥ 0 |
PSI |
ψ(x) = Γ´(x)/ Γ(x), x ≠ 0, -1, -2, … |
PSI1 |
ψ1(x) =d2/dx2 ln Γ(x), x ≠ 0, -1, -2, … |
POCH |
(a)x = Γ(a + x)/ Γ(a), if a + x = 0, -1, -2, … then a must = 0, -1, -2, … |
POCH1 |
((a)x - 1)/x, if a + x = 0, -1, -2, … then a must = 0, -1, -2, … |
BETA |
β(x1, x2) = Γ(x1) Γ(x2)/ Γ(x1 + x2), x1 > 0 and x2 > 0 |
CBETA |
β(z1, z2) = Γ(z1) Γ(z2)/ Γ(z1 + z2), z1 > 0 and z2 > 0 |
ALBETA |
ln β(a, b), a > 0, b > 0 |
BETAI |
Ix(a, b) = βx(a, b)/ β(a, b), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, a > 0, b > 0 |
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