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A144618
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Denominators of an asymptotic series for the factorial function (Stirling's formula with half-shift)
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1, 24, 1152, 414720, 39813120, 6688604160, 4815794995200, 115579079884800, 22191183337881600, 263631258054033408000, 88580102706155225088000, 27636992044320430227456000, 39797268543821419527536640000
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OFFSET
| 0,2
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COMMENTS
| Comments from Peter Luschny, Feb 24 2011 (Start):
G_n = A182935(n)/A144618(n). These rational numbers provide the coefficients for an asymptotic expansion of the factorial function.
The relationship between these coefficients and the Bernoulli numbers are due to De Moivre, 1730 (see Laurie). (End)
Also denominators of polynomials mentioned in A144617.
Also denominators of polynomials mentioned in A144622.
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LINKS
| Chris Kormanyos, Table denominators of u_k for k=0..121
Dirk Laurie, Old and new ways of computing the gamma function, page 14, 2005, pdf.
Peter Luschny, Approximation Formulas for the Factorial Function.
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FORMULA
| z! ~ sqrt(2 Pi) (z+1/2)^(z+1/2) e^(-z-1/2) Sum_{n>=0} G_n / (z+1/2)^n.
- Peter Luschny, Feb 24 2011
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EXAMPLE
| G_0 = 1, G_1 = -1/24, G_2 = 1/1152, G_3 = 1003/414720.
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MAPLE
| G := proc(n) option remember; local j, R;
R := seq(2*j, j=1..iquo(n+1, 2));
`if`(n=0, 1, add(bernoulli(j, 1/2)*G(n-j+1)/(n*j), j=R)) end:
A144618 := n -> denom(G(n)); seq(A144618(i), i=0..12);
- Peter Luschny, Feb 24 2011
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CROSSREFS
| Cf. A001163, A001164, A182935, A144617, A144622.
Sequence in context: A080775 A191744 A090675 * A042107 A042104 A069991
Adjacent sequences: A144615 A144616 A144617 * A144619 A144620 A144621
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KEYWORD
| nonn,frac
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AUTHOR
| N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Jan 15 2009, based on email from Chris Kormanyos (ckormanyos(AT)yahoo.com)
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EXTENSIONS
| Added more terms up to polynomial number u_12, v_12 for the denominators of u_k, v_k. Christopher Kormanyos (ckormanyos(AT)yahoo.com), Jan 31 2009
Typo in definition corrected Aug 05 2010 by N. J. A. Sloane
A-number in definition corrected - R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Aug 05 2010
Edited and new definition by Peter Luschny, Feb 24 2011
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