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Re: Motion P1788/M0010.22 / domain of gamma



> Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:25:06 +0100
> From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: stds-1788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Motion P1788/M0010.22 / domain of gamma
> 
> On 2009-12-23 20:55:38 -0800, Dan Zuras Intervals wrote:
> > > Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:02:55 +0100
> > > From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: stds-1788@xxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Motion P1788/M0010.22: ElementaryFunctions: YES
> [...]
> > > * Page 4, gamma and lgamma
> > > 
> > > The domain should exclude the non-positive integers.
> > 
> > 	I believe Vincent only means to exclude
> > 	those integers from the domain of lgamma,
> > 	not gamma (where they are zero).  - Dan
> 
> No, there's also a pole for gamma.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_function
> http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GammaFunction.html
> 
> -- 
> Vincent Lefèvre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.net/>

	Oops.  Of course.  I must have been thinking of
	the zeta function.  So sad when a greek can't
	remember the alphabet of his grandfathers. :-) - Dan