Abstract
We prove that the function defined by , is strictly increasing with the sharp bounds , where is Nielsen’s beta function and is the trigamma function. Furthermore, we prove that the two functions are completely monotonic for . As an application, double inequality for involving is obtained, which improve some recent results.
Keywords:
Nielsen’s beta function; trigamma function; approximation formula; completely monotonic; sharp bound MSC:
33B15; 26A48; 26D15; 41A30
1. Introduction and Preliminaries
The diagamma function is defined by and its derivative is called the trigamma function, where is the Euler’s gamma function [1]. The Nielsen’s beta function [2,3] is defined by
and satisfies
and
where is Gauss hypergeometric function [4].
In some literature, one finds the function , which is called the Bateman’s function [5,6].
Qiu and Vuorinen [7] established the bounds
and Mortici [8] established the relation
where is the Euler constant. Then, Mahmoud and Agarwal [6] established the asymptotic formula
where are the Bernoulli numbers [9]. In addition, they obtained the relation
which improves the lower bound of the inequality (5) for . In [10], Mahmoud and Almuashi presented the inequality
where the constants are the best possible. Mahmoud, Talat, and Moustafa [11] presented the family
which is asymptotically equivalent to for .
Recently, Nantomah [12] established the inequality
For more inequalities and approximations of the Nielsen’s beta or Bateman’s function , refer to [7,12,13,14,15] and the references therein.
Nielsen’s function is very useful in evaluating and estimating several integrals [1], as well as some mathematical constants such as
where G is the Catalan’s constant and is the Riemann zeta function. The function is also related to the Euler’s beta function by (see [16])
Furthermore, the function is related to the important alternating series [6]
Hence, our results enable us to estimate the errors of the numerical values of the Nielsen’s function and its related constants, integrals, series, and mathematical constants.
In this paper, we prove that the function
is strictly increasing with the sharp bounds . Furthermore, we prove the completely monotonicity property of two functions related to . As an application, we obtain the double inequality
whose upper and lower bounds are better than the ones in (10) for and , respectively. Furthermore, its upper (lower) bound is better than the counterpart in (8) for and , respectively.
2. Main Results
Recall that an infinite differentiable function on is said to be completely monotonic [17] if, for and , we have . The necessary and sufficient condition for to be completely monotonic function on is the convergence of the integral [18]
where is bounded and non-decreasing for .
Theorem 1.
The function
is completely monotonic for .
Proof.
Using induction, we obtain
where
with
Hence for , which completes the proof. □
From Theorem 1, the function is completely monotonic for , and therefore it is positive, so we get the following result:
Corollary 1.
Nielsen’s beta function satisfies the inequality
Theorem 2.
The function
is completely monotonic for .
Proof.
Using
Then,
and hence for , which completes the proof. □
From Theorem 2, the function is completely monotonic for , and therefore it is positive, so we obtain the following result:
Corollary 2.
Nielsen’s beta function satisfies the inequality
Theorem 3.
The function
is strictly increasing with the sharp bounds .
Proof.
Using the relation
we obtain
where
with
Using induction, we obtain
where
with and hence for . Using the asymptotic expansions
and
where the Riemann zeta function [4] is defined by , , then we have
which completes the proof. □
Remark 1.
The function satisfies
Furthermore, the function satisfies
and
Author Contributions
Writing to Original draft, M.M. and H.A. All authors contributed equally to the writing of this paper. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research work was funded by Institutional Fund Projects under grant no. (IFPIP:565-130-1443). The authors gratefully acknowledge technical and financial support provided by the Ministry of Education and King Abdulaziz University, DSR, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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