Talk:Incomplete gamma function/Archive 1

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Sum or programming solution

Does anyone know if theres are sums that are exactly equal to the incomplete gamma functions? I'm looking for a programming solution for this, and I'd rather not make-shift an approximation. Fresheneesz 19:06, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Check out the Abramowitz and Stegun link in the references, Equation 6.5.13. Here's a quick link. See also 6.5.29.

PS - why not include your findings in the article? PAR 02:21, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I always do - it makes homework take forever. haha. Fresheneesz 03:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Alternative name for upper incomplete gamma function

It may be useful also to note that, in older literature in particular, the upper incomplete gamma function is often referred to as "Prym's function". (Reference(s) available, if required.)

Hair Commodore 17:43, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Relation between types?

Question: What is the relation between two definitions of incomplete Gamma functions ? Are they the same ? It seems not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.229.120.24 (talk) 20:59, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

They're not the same, but the relationship between them is

\gamma (a,x)+\Gamma (a,x)=\Gamma (a)\,

. Evil saltine 21:12, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

It would seem that the definition of the two gammas here is different from that on the Poisson distribution page. There the cumulative distribution is said to be related to capital Gamma; but by this definition, it would be lower case Gamma. —Preceding unsigned comment added by YouRang? (talk • contribs) 16:17, 8 August 2008 (UTC)