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  1. October 9th 2010, 04:01 PM #1
    Dfrtbx
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    closed integral form for gamma function

    Is there a closed form for

    \int \Gamma(x)\,dx

    ?

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  2. October 9th 2010, 04:09 PM #2
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    I searched for awhile and nothing turned up, but I got a little hint from WikiPedia here: Lists of integrals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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  3. October 19th 2010, 02:42 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dfrtbx View Post
    Is there a closed form for

    \int \Gamma(x)\,dx

    ?

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    No.
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