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Gamma






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Gamma, Beta, Erf > Gamma[z] > Series representations > Asymptotic series expansions





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Input Form





Gamma[z] \[Proportional] ((Csc[z Pi]/2)^Floor[(Pi + Arg[z])/(2 Pi)] Sqrt[2 Pi] (Exp[Pi I Floor[(Pi + Arg[z])/(2 Pi)]] z)^(z - 1/2) Exp[Sum[BernoulliB[2 + 2 k]/(2 (1 + k) (2 k + 1) z^(2 k + 1)), {k, 0, Infinity}]])/E^z /; !(Element[z, Integers] && z < 1) && (Abs[z] -> Infinity)










Standard Form





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Rule Form





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