BarnesG
BarnesG[z]
gives the Barnes G-function .
Details
- BarnesG is also known as the double gamma function.
- Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numeric manipulation.
- The Barnes G-function is defined as for positive integers and is otherwise defined as .
- The Barnes G-function satisfies the functional equation .
- BarnesG[z] is an entire function of z with no branch cut discontinuities.
- For certain special arguments, BarnesG automatically evaluates to exact values.
- BarnesG can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
- BarnesG automatically threads over lists.
- BarnesG can be used with Interval and CenteredInterval objects. »
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (5)
Plot over a subset of the reals:
Plot over a subset of the complexes:
Series expansion at the origin:
Series expansion at Infinity:
Scope (27)
Numerical Evaluation (6)
The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
Evaluate efficiently at high precision:
Compute worst-case guaranteed intervals using Interval and CenteredInterval objects:
Or compute average-case statistical intervals using Around:
Compute the elementwise values of an array:
Or compute the matrix BarnesG function using MatrixFunction:
Specific Values (4)
Visualization (2)
Function Properties (10)
BarnesG is defined for all real and complex values:
Approximate function range of BarnesG:
BarnesG is an analytic function of x:
BarnesG is neither non-increasing nor non-decreasing:
BarnesG is not injective:
BarnesG is surjective:
BarnesG is neither non-negative nor non-positive:
BarnesG has no singularities or discontinuities:
BarnesG is neither convex nor concave:
TraditionalForm formatting:
Differentiation (2)
Applications (5)
Integer values of BarnesG are related to the superfactorial:
BarnesG may be generated by symbolic solvers:
Compute the number of bits needed to store a large integer:
For an odd prime, a generalization of Wilson's theorem states that . Verify for the first few odd primes:
Define a Cauchy matrix constructed from the first positive integers and an integer shift :
Show the Cauchy matrix for arbitrary :
The determinant of this Cauchy matrix can be expressed in terms of BarnesG. Verify with a specific value of for the first few cases:
Properties & Relations (2)
Text
Wolfram Research (2008), BarnesG, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BarnesG.html (updated 2022).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2008. "BarnesG." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BarnesG.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). BarnesG. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BarnesG.html