On boole's formula for factorials

Journal ArticleWe present a simple new proof and a new generalization of Boole's formula n! ∑nσj=1 (-1)n-j (n j)jn (n ∈ N)

Monotonicity and logarithmic convexity relating to the volume of the unit ball

Let $\Omega_n$ stand for the volume of the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$ for $n\in\mathbb{N}$. In the present paper, we prove that the sequence $\Omega_{n}^{1/(n\ln n)}$ is logarithmically convex and that the sequence $\frac{\Omega_{n}^{1/(n\ln n)}}{\Omega_{n+1}^{1/[(n+1)\ln(n+1)]}}$ is strictly decreasing for $n\ge2$. In addition, some monotonic and concave properties of several functions relating to $\Omega_{n}$ are extended and generalized.Comment: 12 page

Finitely Many Dirac-Delta Interactions on Riemannian Manifolds

This work is intended as an attempt to study the non-perturbative renormalization of bound state problem of finitely many Dirac-delta interactions on Riemannian manifolds, S^2, H^2 and H^3. We formulate the problem in terms of a finite dimensional matrix, called the characteristic matrix. The bound state energies can be found from the characteristic equation. The characteristic matrix can be found after a regularization and renormalization by using a sharp cut-off in the eigenvalue spectrum of the Laplacian, as it is done in the flat space, or using the heat kernel method. These two approaches are equivalent in the case of compact manifolds. The heat kernel method has a general advantage to find lower bounds on the spectrum even for compact manifolds as shown in the case of S^2. The heat kernels for H^2 and H^3 are known explicitly, thus we can calculate the characteristic matrix. Using the result, we give lower bound estimates of the discrete spectrum.Comment: To be published in JM

A certain class of completely monotonic sequences

SpringerOpenIn this article, we present some necessary conditions, a sufficient condition and a necessary and sufficient condition for sequences to be completely monotonic. One counterexample is also presented. MSC: Primary 40A05; secondary 26A45; 26A48; 39A60The present investigation was supported, in part, by the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province of China under Grant 112300410022.FacultyReviewe

Improvements of the bounds for Ramanujan constant function

Abstract In the article, we establish several inequalities for the Ramanujan constant function R ( x ) = − 2 γ − ψ ( x ) − ψ ( 1 − x ) $R(x)=-2\gamma-\psi(x)-\psi(1-x)$ on the interval ( 0 , 1 / 2 ] $(0, 1/2]$ , where ψ ( x ) $\psi(x)$ is the classical psi function and γ = 0.577215 ⋯ $\gamma=0.577215\cdots$ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant