Provided by: pdl_2.007-5_amd64 
NAME
PDL::GSLSF::GAMMA - PDL interface to GSL Special Functions
DESCRIPTION
This is an interface to the Special Function package present in the GNU Scientific
Library.
SYNOPSIS
FUNCTIONS
gsl_sf_lngamma
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]s(); double [o]e())
Log[Gamma(x)], x not a negative integer Uses real Lanczos method. Determines the sign of
Gamma[x] as well as Log[|Gamma[x]|] for x < 0. So Gamma[x] = sgn * Exp[result_lg].
gsl_sf_lngamma does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_gamma
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
Gamma(x), x not a negative integer
gsl_sf_gamma does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_gammastar
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
Regulated Gamma Function, x > 0 Gamma^*(x) = Gamma(x)/(Sqrt[2Pi] x^(x-1/2) exp(-x)) = (1 +
1/(12x) + ...), x->Inf
gsl_sf_gammastar does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all
output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_gammainv
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
1/Gamma(x)
gsl_sf_gammainv does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_lngamma_complex
Signature: (double zr(); double zi(); double [o]x(); double [o]y(); double [o]xe(); double [o]ye())
Log[Gamma(z)] for z complex, z not a negative integer. Calculates: lnr = log|Gamma(z)|,
arg = arg(Gamma(z)) in (-Pi, Pi]
gsl_sf_lngamma_complex does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all
output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_taylorcoeff
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e(); int n)
x^n / n!
gsl_sf_taylorcoeff does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all
output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_fact
Signature: (x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
n!
gsl_sf_fact does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_doublefact
Signature: (x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
n!! = n(n-2)(n-4)
gsl_sf_doublefact does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all
output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_lnfact
Signature: (x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
ln n!
gsl_sf_lnfact does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_lndoublefact
Signature: (x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
ln n!!
gsl_sf_lndoublefact does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all
output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_lnchoose
Signature: (n(); m(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
log(n choose m)
gsl_sf_lnchoose does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_choose
Signature: (n(); m(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
n choose m
gsl_sf_choose does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_lnpoch
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]s(); double [o]e(); double a)
Logarithm of Pochammer (Apell) symbol, with sign information. result = log( |(a)_x| ), sgn
= sgn( (a)_x ) where (a)_x := Gamma[a + x]/Gamma[a]
gsl_sf_lnpoch does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_poch
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e(); double a)
Pochammer (Apell) symbol (a)_x := Gamma[a + x]/Gamma[x]
gsl_sf_poch does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_pochrel
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e(); double a)
Relative Pochammer (Apell) symbol ((a,x) - 1)/x where (a,x) = (a)_x := Gamma[a +
x]/Gamma[a]
gsl_sf_pochrel does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_gamma_inc_Q
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e(); double a)
Normalized Incomplete Gamma Function Q(a,x) = 1/Gamma(a) Integral[ t^(a-1) e^(-t),
{t,x,Infinity} ]
gsl_sf_gamma_inc_Q does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all
output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_gamma_inc_P
Signature: (double x(); double [o]y(); double [o]e(); double a)
Complementary Normalized Incomplete Gamma Function P(a,x) = 1/Gamma(a) Integral[ t^(a-1)
e^(-t), {t,0,x} ]
gsl_sf_gamma_inc_P does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all
output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_lnbeta
Signature: (double a(); double b(); double [o]y(); double [o]e())
Logarithm of Beta Function Log[B(a,b)]
gsl_sf_lnbeta does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
gsl_sf_beta
Signature: (double a(); double b();double [o]y(); double [o]e())
Beta Function B(a,b)
gsl_sf_beta does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
AUTHOR
This file copyright (C) 1999 Christian Pellegrin <chri@infis.univ.trieste.it> All rights
reserved. There is no warranty. You are allowed to redistribute this software /
documentation under certain conditions. For details, see the file COPYING in the PDL
distribution. If this file is separated from the PDL distribution, the copyright notice
should be included in the file.
The GSL SF modules were written by G. Jungman.