Gamma Lanczos Sum

Calculate the Lanczos sum for the approximation of the gamma function.

The Lanczos approximation for the gamma function can be written in partial fraction form as follows:

where g is an arbitrary constant and L_g(n) is the Lanczos sum.

Usage

var gammaLanczosSum = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/gamma-lanczos-sum' );

gammaLanczosSum( x )

Calculates the Lanczos sum for the approximation of the gamma function.

var v = gammaLanczosSum( 4.0 );
// returns ~950.366

v = gammaLanczosSum( -1.5 );
// returns ~1373366.245

v = gammaLanczosSum( -0.5 );
// returns ~-699841.735

v = gammaLanczosSum( 0.5 );
// returns ~96074.186

v = gammaLanczosSum( 0.0 );
// returns Infinity

v = gammaLanczosSum( NaN );
// returns NaN

Examples

var linspace = require( '@stdlib/array/base/linspace' );
var gammaLanczosSum = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/gamma-lanczos-sum' );

var x = linspace( -10.0, 10.0, 100 );

var i;
for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
    console.log( 'x: %d, f(x): %d', x[ i ], gammaLanczosSum( x[ i ] ) );
}