some formulas involving rising factorial
Recall that, for and a nonnegative integer, the rising factorial is defined by
The following results hold regarding the rising factorial:
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For all , we have .
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For all nonnegative integers , we have .
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The binomial coefficients
are given by
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The rising factorial relates to the gamma function
. One relation is given by the formula
This formula can be used to extend the definition of rising factorial so that can be any complex number provided that is not a nonpositive integer.
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Another relation between the rising factorial and the gamma function is given by
Title | some formulas involving rising factorial |
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Canonical name | SomeFormulasInvolvingRisingFactorial |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 17:49:12 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 17:49:12 |
Owner | Wkbj79 (1863) |
Last modified by | Wkbj79 (1863) |
Numerical id | 4 |
Author | Wkbj79 (1863) |
Entry type | Result |
Classification | msc 05A10 |