Gaussian Integral - Relation To The Gamma Function

Relation To The Gamma Function

The integrand is an even function,

Thus, after the change of variable, this turns into the Euler integral

where Γ is the gamma function. This shows why the factorial of a half-integer is a rational multiple of . More generally,

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