Abstract
We define the quasi-gamma functions as the functions
f:]0,∞[⟶]0,∞[ such that
f(1)=1,
f(x+1)=xf(x) for every
x>0, and
f is quasi-convex. The main example of quasi-gamma function is the gamma function defined by Euler. We study some properties of the quasi-gamma functions and of the class
Q of these functions.
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Teresa Bermúdez
Dep. de Análisis Matemático, Universidad de La Laguna, 38271 La Laguna - Tenerife, Spain
tbermude@ull.es
Antonio Martinón
Dep. de Análisis Matemático, Universidad de La Laguna, 38271 La Laguna - Tenerife, Spain
anmarce@ull.es
Kishin Sadarangani
Dep. de Matemáticas, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira Baja, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
ksadaran@dma.ulpgc.esSuggested citation
T. Bermúdez, A. Martinón, K. Sadarangani. “On Quasi-Gamma Functions.” Journal of Convex Analysis 21 (2014), No. 3, 765–783. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca21041
Published by Heldermann Verlag, 2014. Rights now held by Banach Press.