Tuesday, December 29, 2015

calculus - Evaluate $lim_{nrightarrow infty} Gamma(n+frac{1}{2})/ left( sqrt{2npi} Gamma(n) right)$ using Stirling's formula.



I am working on the limit
$$
\displaystyle\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \frac{\Gamma(n+\frac{1}{2})}{ \sqrt{2n\pi}\, \Gamma(n)}\,.
$$



I am thinking I may be able to use Stirling's formula, but they are slightly different, and I am having trouble relating the two. Any help is appreciated.




Stirling's formula says that the limit is 1 as $n$ approaches infinity of the following:



$$\Gamma(n) / ( \sqrt{2\pi} n^{n - \frac{1}{2}}e^{-n})$$



In particular, how do I relate $\Gamma(n)$ to $n^{n}$ and $e^{-n}$? Not sure how do deal with those two terms.


Answer



You know that
$$
\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\Gamma(n)}{\sqrt{2\pi} n^{n - 1/2}e^{-n}} = 1.
\tag1

$$



It seems to me that this is how $\Gamma(n)$ relates to
$n^n$ and $e^{-n}$.
What you need to know, though, is whether this will help you
relate $\Gamma\left(n+\frac12\right)$ to $\Gamma(n)\sqrt{2n\pi},$
and if it does, how does it?



Notice what happens if we replace $n$ by $n+\frac12$ in Equation $(1).$
We get

$$
\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\Gamma\left(n+\frac12\right)}
{\sqrt{2\pi} \left(n+\frac12\right)^n e^{-(n+1/2)}} = 1. \tag2
$$



Let $f(n)$ be the left-hand side of $(1)$
and $g(n)$ be the left-hand side of $(2).$
What can you say about
$$
\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{g(n)}{f(n)}?

$$


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