Binet's Formula for Logarithm of Gamma Function/Formulation 1
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Theorem
Let $z$ be a complex number with a positive real part.
Then:
- $\ds \Ln \map \Gamma z = \paren {z - \frac 1 2} \Ln z - z + \frac 1 2 \ln 2 \pi + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t$
where:
- $\Gamma$ is the Gamma function
- $\Ln$ is the principal branch of the complex logarithm.
Corollary
Let $z$ be a complex number with a positive real part.
Then:
- $\ds \lim_{z \mathop \to \infty} \size {\Ln \map \Gamma z - \paren {z - \frac 1 2} \Ln z + z - \frac 1 2 \ln 2 \pi } \to 0$
where:
- $\Gamma$ is the Gamma function
- $\Ln$ is the principal branch of the complex logarithm.
Proof
We have:
\(\ds \map {\dfrac \d {\d z} } {\Ln \map \Gamma {z + 1} }\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t} } t - \frac {e^{-t \paren {z + 1} } } {1 - e^{-t} } } \rd t\) | Gauss's Integral Form of Digamma Function and Definition of Digamma Function | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-z t} e^{-t} } {1 - e^{-t} } \rd t\) | Linear Combination of Integrals | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-z t} e^{-t} } {1 - e^{-t} } \times \dfrac {e^t} {e^t} \rd t\) | multiplying top and bottom by $e^t$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t z} } {e^t - 1} \rd t\) | Product of Powers | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t z} } {e^t - 1} \rd t + \paren {\frac 1 2 \int_0^\infty e^{-t z} \rd t - \frac 1 2 \int_0^\infty e^{-t z} \rd t} + \paren {\int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t}\) | adding $0$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \int_0^\infty e^{-t z} \rd t + \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t} - e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } e^{-t z} \rd t\) | rearranging and Linear Combination of Integrals | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \intlimits {-\frac 1 z e^{-t z} } 0 \infty + \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-t} - e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } e^{-t z} \rd t\) | Primitive of Exponential of a x | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 {2 z} + \map \ln z - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } e^{-t z} \rd t\) | Logarithm as definite integral of difference of exponentials: $\ds \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-a x} - e^{-b x} } x \rd x = \ln \frac b a$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \int_1^z \map {\dfrac \d {\d z} } {\Ln \map \Gamma {z + 1} } \d z\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_1^z \paren {\frac 1 {2 z} + \map \ln z - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } e^{-t z} \rd t} \d z\) | integrating over $z$ from $1$ to $z$ | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \Ln \map \Gamma {z + 1}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \bigintlimits {\map \ln z} 1 z + \bigintlimits {\map z \ln z - z} 1 z - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \intlimits {-\frac 1 t e^{-t z} } 1 z \rd t\) | Primitive of Reciprocal, Primitive of Logarithm of x, Primitive of Exponential of a x | ||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \ln z + z \ln z - z + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} - e^{-t} } t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \ln z + z \ln z - z + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t\) | Linear Combination of Integrals | |||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \map \Ln {z \map \Gamma z}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \ln z + z \ln z - z + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t\) | Gamma Difference Equation | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \map \Ln {\map \Gamma z} + \map \ln z\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \ln z + z \ln z - z + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t } } t \rd t\) | Sum of Logarithms | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \map \Ln {\map \Gamma z}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {z - \frac 1 2} \ln z - z + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t } } t \rd t\) | rearranging |
Setting $z:= \dfrac 1 2$, we obtain:
\(\ds \map \Ln {\map \Gamma {\frac 1 2} }\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 2} \map \ln {\frac 1 2} - \frac 1 2 + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t/2} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t } } t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \map \Ln {\pi^{\frac 1 2} }\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t/2} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t } } t \rd t\) | Gamma Function of One Half | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \Ln {\pi }\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t/2} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t } } t \rd t\) | Logarithm of Power |
Let:
- $\ds J = \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t/2} } t \rd t$
- $\ds I = \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t$
Then our last equation becomes:
- $\ds \frac 1 2 \map \Ln {\pi } = \dfrac 1 2 + J - I$
Setting $t:= \dfrac 1 2 u$ and $\rd t = \dfrac 1 2 \rd u$ we can rewrite $I$ as:
\(\ds I\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 {\frac 1 2 u} + \frac 1 {e^{u/2} - 1} } \frac {e^{-u/2 } } {\frac 1 2 u} \paren {\frac 1 2 \rd u}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 2 u + \frac 1 {e^{u/2} - 1} } \frac {e^{-u/2} } u \rd u\) | simplifying | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 2 t + \frac 1 {e^{t/2} - 1} } \frac {e^{-t/2} } t \rd t\) | rewriting with $t$ |
Therefore, taking the difference of $J$ and $I$, we obtain:
\(\ds J - I\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {\int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t/2 } } t \rd t} - \paren {\int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 2 t + \frac 1 {e^{t/2} - 1} } \frac {e^{-t/2 } } t \rd t}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 2} + \paren { -\frac 1 t + \frac 2 t} + \paren {\frac 1 {e^t - 1} - \frac 1 {e^{t/2} - 1} } } \frac {e^{-t/2 } } t \rd t\) | Linear Combination of Integrals | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 t + \paren {\frac {\paren {e^{t/2} - 1} - \paren {e^t - 1} } {\paren {e^t - 1} \paren {e^{t/2} - 1} } } } \frac {e^{-t/2 } } t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 t - \paren {\frac {e^{t/2} \paren {e^{t/2} - 1} } {\paren {e^t - 1} \paren {e^{t/2} - 1} } } } \frac {e^{-t/2 } } t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 t - \frac {e^{t/2} } {\paren {e^t - 1} } } \frac {e^{-t/2 } } t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} } t - \frac 1 {\paren {e^t - 1} } } \frac 1 t \rd t\) |
Solving for $J$, we obtain:
\(\ds J\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {J - I} + I\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {\int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} } t - \frac 1 {\paren {e^t - 1} } } \frac 1 t \rd t } + \paren {\int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t} } 2 - \frac {e^{-t} } t + \frac {e^{-t} } {e^t - 1} } \frac 1 t \rd t}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } t + \paren {\frac {e^{-t} } 2 - \frac 1 {\paren {e^t - 1} } + \frac {e^{-t} } {e^t - 1} } } \frac 1 t \rd t\) | Linear Combination of Integrals | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } t + \paren {\frac {e^{-t} \paren {e^t - 1} - 2 + 2 e^{-t} } {2 \paren {e^t - 1} } } } \frac 1 t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } t + \paren {\frac {1 - e^{-t} - 2 + 2 e^{-t} } {2 \paren {e^t - 1} } } } \frac 1 t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } t + \paren {\frac {e^{-t} - 1} {2 \paren {e^t - 1} } } } \frac 1 t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } t + \paren {\frac {e^{-t} - 1} {2 \paren {e^t - 1} } \times \frac {e^t} {e^t} } } \frac 1 t \rd t\) | multiplying top and bottom by $e^t$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } t + \paren {\frac {1 - e^t} {2 e^t \paren {e^t - 1} } } } \frac 1 t \rd t\) | Product of Powers | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } t - \frac 1 {2 e^t} } \frac 1 t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {e^{-t/2} - e^{-t} } {t^2} - \frac {e^{-t} } {2 t} } \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {- \paren {e^{-t} - e^{t/2} } } {t^2} + \paren {\paren { \frac {e^{-t/2 } - 2 e^{-t} } {2 t} } - \paren { \frac {e^{-t/2 } - 2 e^{-t} } {2 t} } } - \frac {e^{-t} } {2 t} } \rd t\) | adding $0$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac {t \paren {-e^{-t} + \frac 1 2 e^{-t/2} } - \paren {e^{-t} - e^{t/2} } } {t^2} - \paren { \frac {e^{-t/2 } - 2 e^{-t} } {2 t} } - \frac {e^{-t} } {2 t} } \rd t\) | rearranging | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\map {\dfrac \d {\d t} } {\frac {e^{-t} - e^{-t/2 } } t } - \paren { \frac {e^{-t/2 } - 2 e^{-t} } {2 t} } - \frac {e^{-t} } {2 t} } \rd t\) | Quotient Rule for Derivatives | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\infty \paren {\map {\dfrac \d {\d t} } {\frac {e^{-t} - e^{-t/2 } } t } + \paren { \frac { e^{-t} - e^{-t/2 } } {2 t} } } \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \intlimits {\frac {e^{-t} - e^{-t/2 } } t } 0 \infty + \frac 1 2 \int_0^\infty \paren { \frac { e^{-t} - e^{-t/2 } } t } \rd t\) | Linear Combination of Integrals | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 - \paren {\frac {-e^{-0} + \frac 1 2 e^{-0/2 } } 1 } + \frac 1 2 \int_0^\infty \paren { \frac { e^{-t} - e^{-t/2 } } t } \rd t\) | L'Hôpital's Rule, Derivative of Power, Derivative of Exponential Function | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 - \paren {-\frac 1 2} + \frac 1 2 \int_0^\infty \paren { \frac { e^{-t} - e^{-t/2 } } t } \rd t\) | Exponential of Zero | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 + \frac 1 2 \map \ln {\frac 1 2 }\) | Logarithm as definite integral of difference of exponentials: $\ds \int_0^\infty \frac {e^{-a x} - e^{-b x} } x \rd x = \ln \frac b a$ |
Therefore:
\(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \Ln {\pi }\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac 1 2 + \paren {\frac 1 2 + \frac 1 2 \map \ln {\frac 1 2 } } - I\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds I\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 - \frac 1 2 \map \ln \pi + \frac 1 2 \paren {\map \ln 1 - \map \ln 2}\) | rearranging, Difference of Logarithms | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds I\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 - \frac 1 2 \map \ln {2 \pi}\) | Sum of Logarithms and Logarithm of 1 is 0 |
Therefore:
\(\ds \map \Ln {\map \Gamma z}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {z - \frac 1 2} \ln z - z + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t} } t \rd t\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {z - \frac 1 2} \ln z - z + 1 + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t - \paren {1 - \frac 1 2 \map \ln {2 \pi} }\) | substituting $I = 1 - \dfrac 1 2 \map \ln {2 \pi}$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {z - \frac 1 2} \Ln z - z + \frac 1 2 \ln 2 \pi + \int_0^\infty \paren {\frac 1 2 - \frac 1 t + \frac 1 {e^t - 1} } \frac {e^{-t z} } t \rd t\) |
$\blacksquare$
Source of Name
This entry was named for Jacques Philippe Marie Binet.
Sources
- 1920: E.T. Whittaker and G.N. Watson: A Course of Modern Analysis (3rd ed.): $12.31$: Binet's first expression for $\log \Gamma \paren z$ in terms of an infinite integral