An extension of an inequality for ratios of gamma functions

In this paper, we prove that for $x+y>0$ and $y+1>0$ the inequality $\frac{{[\Gamma (x+y+1)/\Gamma (y+1)]}^{1/x}}{{[\Gamma (x+y+2)/\Gamma (y+1)]}^{1/(x+1)}}<{\left(\frac{x+y}{x+y+1}\right)}^{1/2}$ is valid if $x>1$ and reversed if $x<1$ and that the power $\frac{1}{2}$ is the best possible, where $\Gamma \left(x\right)$ is the Euler gamma function. This extends the result of [Y. Yu, An inequality for ratios of gamma functions, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 352 (2) (2009) 967–970] and resolves an open problem posed in [B.-N. Guo, F. Qi, Inequalities and monotonicity for the ratio of gamma functions, Taiwanese J. Math. 7 (2) (2003) 239–247].     

Some inequalities for the gamma function

Several inequalities involving gamma function are obtained. They are established using elementary properties of logarithmically convex functions.     

On some properties of the gamma function

In this paper we prove a complete monotonicity theorem and establish some upper and lower bounds for the gamma function in terms of digamma and polygamma functions.     

A localization inequality for set functions

We prove the following theorem, which is an analog for discrete set functions of a geometric result of Lovász and Simonovits. Given two real-valued set functions f₁,f₂ defined on the subsets of a finite set S, satisfying for i∈{1,2}, there exists a positive multiplicative set function μ over S and two subsets A,B⊆S such that for i∈{1,2}μ(A)f_i(A)+μ(B)f_i(B)+μ(A∪B)f_i(A∪B)+μ(A∩B)f_i(A∩B)?0. The Ahlswede-Daykin four function theorem can be deduced easily from this.     

Monotonicity of some functions involving the gamma and psi functions

Let , where is Euler's gamma function. We determine conditions for the numbers so that the function is strongly completely monotonic on . Through this result we obtain some inequalities involving the ratio of gamma functions and provide some applications in the context of trigonometric sum estimation. We also give several other examples of strongly completely monotonic functions defined in terms of and functions. Some limiting and particular cases are also considered.

     

On some properties of digamma and polygamma functions

In this note we present some new and structural inequalities for digamma, polygamma and inverse polygamma functions. We also extend, generalize and refine some known inequalities for these important functions.     

On some inequalities for the gamma and psi functions

We present new inequalities for the gamma and psi functions, and we provide new classes of completely monotonic, star-shaped, and super-additive functions which are related to and .

     

Rational series for multiple zeta and log gamma functions

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We give series expansions for the Barnes multiple zeta functions in terms of rational functions whose numerators are complex-order Bernoulli polynomials, and whose denominators are linear. We also derive corresponding rational expansions for Dirichlet L-functions and multiple log gamma functions in terms of higher order Bernoulli polynomials. These expansions naturally express many of the well-known properties of these functions. As corollaries many special values of these transcendental functions are expressed as series of higher order Bernoulli numbers.

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Functional inequalities involving special functions

Let up(x) be the generalized and normalized Bessel function depending on parameters b,c,p and let σ(r)=up(1−r²)/up(r²), r∈(0,1). Motivated by an open problem of Anderson, Vamanamurthy, and Vuorinen we prove that for all r₁,r₂∈(0,1) for certain conditions on the parameters b,c,p.     

An extremal function for the Chang-Marshall inequality over the Beurling functions

S.-Y. A. Chang and D. E. Marshall showed that the functional is bounded on the unit ball of the space of analytic functions in the unit disk with and Dirichlet integral not exceeding one. Andreev and Matheson conjectured that the identity function is a global maximum on for the functional . We prove that attains its maximum at over a subset of determined by kernel functions, which provides a positive answer to a conjecture of Cima and Matheson.

     

An inequality for approximate likelihood ratios

An L₁ type inequality is proved between likelihood ratios and approximations to them gotten by conditioning on a finite number of random variables.     

Inequalities for the double gamma function

We establish various new upper and lower bounds in terms of the classical gamma and digamma functions for the double gamma function (or Barnes G-function).     

An entry of Ramanujan on hypergeometric series in his Notebooks

Example 7, after Entry 43, in Chapter XII of the first Notebook of Srinivasa Ramanujan is proved and, more generally, a summation theorem for ₃F₂(a,a,x;1+a,1+a+N;1), where N is a nonnegative integer, is derived.     

A sharp inequality for the logarithmic coefficients of univalent functions

We prove the sharp inequality

for the logarithmic coefficients of a normalized univalent function in the unit disk.

     

From inequalities involving exponential functions and sums to logarithmically complete monotonicity of ratios of gamma functions

In this paper, the authors review origins, motivations, and generalizations of a series of inequalities involving finitely many exponential functions and sums. They establish three new inequalities involving finitely many exponential functions and sums by finding convexity of a function related to the generating function of the Bernoulli numbers. They also survey the history, backgrounds, generalizations, logarithmically complete monotonicity, and applications of a series of ratios of finitely many gamma functions, present complete monotonicity of a linear combination of finitely many trigamma functions, construct a new ratio of finitely many gamma functions, derive monotonicity, logarithmic convexity, concavity, complete monotonicity, and the Bernstein function property of the newly constructed ratio of finitely many gamma functions. Finally, they suggest two linear combinations of finitely many trigamma functions and two ratios of finitely many gamma functions to be investigated.     

Jacobi matrices generated by ratios of hypergeometric functions

A problem of determining zeroes of the Gauss hypergeometric function goes back to Klein, Hurwitz, and Van Vleck. In this very short note we show how ratios of hypergeometric functions arise as m-functions of Jacobi matrices and we then revisit the problem based on the recent developments of the spectral theory of non-Hermitian Jacobi matrices.