Isaac Scientific Publishing

Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics

A Note on Wallis’ Formula

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DOI: 10.22606/jaam.2016.12004

Author(s)

  • Zhengyuan Wei*
    School of Mathematics and Statistics, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, PR China
  • Yunfeng Luo
    School of Mathematics and Statistics, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, PR China
  • Juan Li
    School of Mathematics and Statistics, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, PR China
  • Xiaoyang Zheng
    School of Mathematics and Statistics, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, PR China

Abstract

We present some elementary proof methods for Wallis product formula by the use of integration equation, Wallis sine formula and gamma function.

Keywords

Wallis product formula, Wallis sine formula, gamma function.

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