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Question Number 67631 by Hassen_Timol last updated on 29/Aug/19

       Can you please tell me, where does this      formula come from?     And what means the factorial of a non-     integer number?          π = ((1/2)!)^2 × 4       I′ve verified the above equation with calculator.                                                   Thank you

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Commented by mathmax by abdo last updated on 29/Aug/19

we have x! =Γ(x+1)=xΓ(x)⇒((1/2)!)=Γ((1/2)+1)=(1/2)Γ((1/2)) ⇒  ((1/2)!)^2 ×4 =(1/4)Γ^2 ((1/2))×4 =Γ^2 ((1/2))but  Γ((1/2))=∫_0 ^∞  t^((1/2)−1)  e^(−t)  dt =∫_0 ^∞   (e^(−t) /(√t))dt  =_((√t)=u)    ∫_0 ^∞  (e^(−u^2 ) /u)(2u)du

$${we}\:{have}\:{x}!\:=\Gamma\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)={x}\Gamma\left({x}\right)\Rightarrow\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}!\right)=\Gamma\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\mathrm{1}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\Gamma\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}!\right)^{\mathrm{2}} ×\mathrm{4}\:=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\Gamma^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)×\mathrm{4}\:=\Gamma^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right){but} \\ $$$$\Gamma\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)=\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \:{t}^{\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}−\mathrm{1}} \:{e}^{−{t}} \:{dt}\:=\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \:\:\frac{{e}^{−{t}} }{\sqrt{{t}}}{dt}\:\:=_{\sqrt{{t}}={u}} \:\:\:\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \:\frac{{e}^{−{u}^{\mathrm{2}} } }{{u}}\left(\mathrm{2}{u}\right){du} \\ $$

Commented by mathmax by abdo last updated on 29/Aug/19

Γ((1/2))=2 ∫_0 ^∞  e^(−u^2 ) du =2((√π)/2) =(√π) ⇒((1/2)!)^2 ×4 =Γ^2 ((1/2))=π .

$$\Gamma\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)=\mathrm{2}\:\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \:{e}^{−{u}^{\mathrm{2}} } {du}\:=\mathrm{2}\frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{\mathrm{2}}\:=\sqrt{\pi}\:\Rightarrow\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}!\right)^{\mathrm{2}} ×\mathrm{4}\:=\Gamma^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)=\pi\:. \\ $$

Commented by Hassen_Timol last updated on 03/Sep/19

Thank you very much.  But what means the Γ(x) function and how  is it related to the x! function?

$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{But}\:\mathrm{what}\:\mathrm{means}\:\mathrm{the}\:\Gamma\left({x}\right)\:\mathrm{function}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{how} \\ $$$$\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{it}\:\mathrm{related}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:{x}!\:\mathrm{function}? \\ $$

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