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Weierstrass representation of Gamma function proof
$$\Gamma(z)\,= \frac{e^{-\gamma z}}{z} \prod_{n=1}^\infty \left(1 + \frac{z}{n}\right)^{-1} e^{z/n}$$ \(\textit{where } \gamma \textit{ is the Euler constant}\) $$ \textit{proof}$$ Take logarithm to the Euler representation $$\log z\Gamma(z) =\lim_{n\to \infty}z\sum_{k=1}^n \left(\log\left(1+k\right)-\log(k)\right)-\sum_{k=1}^n\log\left(1+\frac{z}{k}\right)$$ Note the alternating sum $$\sum_{k=1}^n \left(\log\left(1+k\right)-\log(k)\right) = \log(n+1)$$ Hence we have … Continue reading