Abstract
F. H. Jackson defined q-analogue of the gamma function which extends the q-factorial . This function is examined and analogues of many of the classical facts about the gamma function are obtained. These include an analogue of the Bohr-Mollerup theorem, an asymptotic formula for large x, the duplication formula, and two connections with sums that approximate beta function integrals. The behavior of this function as q changes is also considered
†Dedicated to Professor A. Erdeélyi in appreciation of his mathematical work and scholarship.
‡Supported in part by N.S.F. grant MCS75-06687 mod 4.
†Dedicated to Professor A. Erdeélyi in appreciation of his mathematical work and scholarship.
‡Supported in part by N.S.F. grant MCS75-06687 mod 4.
Notes
†Dedicated to Professor A. Erdeélyi in appreciation of his mathematical work and scholarship.
‡Supported in part by N.S.F. grant MCS75-06687 mod 4.