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Generalizations of Lerch's formula by Barnes' multiple zeta functions
Published 17 Aug 2021 in math.NT, math-ph, math.CA, and math.MP | (2108.07677v2)
Abstract: The classical Lerch's formula states the following normalized product: $$\prod_{n=0}\infty(x+n)=\frac{\sqrt{2\pi}}{\Gamma(x)},\quad \textrm{Re}(x)>0, $$ where $\Gamma(x)$ is the Euler gamma function. In this note, by using Barnes' multiple zeta function and its alternating form, we obtain two kinds of generalizations of Lerch's formula, which imply the product $$ \prod_{n=1}\infty n=\sqrt{2\pi} $$ (in the sense of zeta regularization) and the product $$\frac{2\cdot2}{1\cdot 3}\frac{4\cdot4}{3\cdot 5}\frac{6\cdot6}{5\cdot 7}\cdots=\frac{\pi}{2}$$ (Wallis' formula in 1656), respectively.
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