In mathematics, the Barnes G-function G(z) is a function that is an extension of superfactorials to the complex numbers. It is related to the Gamma function, the K-function and the Glaisher–Kinkelin constant, and was named after mathematician Ernest William Barnes. Up to elementary factors, it is a special case of the double gamma function.
Formally, the Barnes G-function is defined (in the form of a Weierstrass product) as
where γ is the Euler–Mascheroni constant, exp(x) = ex, and ∏ is capital pi notation.
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