Saturday, 27 June 2015

integration - Integrating the gamma function




I assumed that
Γ(k+12)=20ex2x2kdx=π(2k)!4kk!, k>12


and that
Γ(k+32)=20ex2x2(k+1)dx



and my goal is to solve the integral and get a function in terms of k for Γ(k+32)



I use partial integration and differentiate x2 and integrate the rest:
=[x2.20ex2x2kdx]002x(20ex2x2kdx)dx


and then I substitute the above function in terms of k and get:

=[x2π(2k)!4kk!]002xπ(2k)!4kk!dx

=[x2π(2k)!4kk!]0[x2π(2k)!4kk!]0=0



I know for sure that the final answer is wrong. I think my problem has to do with the substitution of the definite integral in the penultimate step. How can I make the math work out?



EDIT: Sorry for not mentioning previously but this is part of a proof by induction. The first statement is only assumed to be true.


Answer



Let us assume that



Γ(k+12)=20ex2x2kdx=π(2k)!4kk!




1- for k=0 we have



Γ(12)=20ex2dx=π



which holds true since



ex2dx=π



2- We need to prove the case P(k)P(k+1)




Γ(k+1+12)=(k+12)Γ(k+12)



From the inductive step we have



(k+12)Γ(k+12)=(k+12)π(2k)!4kk!=π(2k+1)(2k)!2×4kk!



Mutliply and divide by (2k+2)



π4(2k+2)(2k+1)(2k)!4k(k+1)k!=π(2(k+1))!4(k+1)(k+1)!



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