OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Fixed point for Gamma(x+1) closest to 1 and 2.
By a mathematical coincidence, the negated expansion of the number is within 0.0633%, or 1 part in 1580 from Pi. Likewise, this constant is 1 part in 1580 away from -Pi.
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Gamma Function.
EXAMPLE
x = -3.1435808883499800586943587818...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[x /. FindRoot[Gamma[x + 1] == x, {x, -3.1}, WorkingPrecision -> 100], 10, 100][[1]] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 18 2020 *)
PROG
(PARI) solve(x=3.1, 3.2, gamma(1-x)+x) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 18 2020
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Eliora Ben-Gurion, Mar 27 2020
STATUS
approved