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35
Functions of Matrix Argument
Properties
35.2
Laplace Transform
35.4
Partitions and Zonal Polynomials
§35.3
Multivariate Gamma and Beta Functions
ⓘ
Permalink:
http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3
See also:
Annotations for
Ch.35
Contents
§35.3(i)
Definitions
§35.3(ii)
Properties
§35.3(i)
Definitions
ⓘ
Defines:
Γ
m
(
a
)
: multivariate gamma function
Keywords:
definition
,
multivariate gamma function
Notes:
See
Wishart (
1928
)
,
Ingham (
1933
)
,
Gindikin (
1964
)
.
Permalink:
http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.i
See also:
Annotations for
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.1
Γ
m
(
a
)
=
∫
𝛀
etr
(
−
𝐗
)
|
𝐗
|
a
−
1
2
(
m
+
1
)
d
𝐗
,
ℜ
(
a
)
>
1
2
(
m
−
1
)
.
ⓘ
Symbols:
etr
(
𝐀
)
: exponential of trace
,
∫
: integral
,
Γ
m
(
a
)
: multivariate gamma function
,
ℜ
: real part
,
a
: complex variable
,
𝐗
: real symmetric
m
×
m
matrix
,
|
𝐗
|
: determinant of
𝐗
,
d
: differential of matrix
,
𝛀
: space of positive-definite real symmetric
m
×
m
matrices
and
m
: positive integer
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Annotations for
§35.3(i)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.2
Γ
m
(
s
1
,
…
,
s
m
)
=
∫
𝛀
etr
(
−
𝐗
)
|
𝐗
|
s
m
−
1
2
(
m
+
1
)
∏
j
=
1
m
−
1
|
(
𝐗
)
j
|
s
j
−
s
j
+
1
d
𝐗
,
s
j
∈
ℂ
,
ℜ
(
s
j
)
>
1
2
(
j
−
1
)
,
j
=
1
,
…
,
m
.
ⓘ
Symbols:
ℂ
: complex plane
,
∈
: element of
,
etr
(
𝐀
)
: exponential of trace
,
∫
: integral
,
Γ
m
(
a
)
: multivariate gamma function
,
ℜ
: real part
,
𝐗
: real symmetric
m
×
m
matrix
,
|
𝐗
|
: determinant of
𝐗
,
|
(
𝐗
)
j
|
:
j
th principal minor of
𝐗
,
d
: differential of matrix
,
𝛀
: space of positive-definite real symmetric
m
×
m
matrices
,
j
: nonnegative integer
and
m
: positive integer
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§35.3(i)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.3
B
m
(
a
,
b
)
=
∫
𝟎
<
𝐗
<
𝐈
|
𝐗
|
a
−
1
2
(
m
+
1
)
|
𝐈
−
𝐗
|
b
−
1
2
(
m
+
1
)
d
𝐗
,
ℜ
(
a
)
,
ℜ
(
b
)
>
1
2
(
m
−
1
)
.
ⓘ
Defines:
B
m
(
a
,
b
)
: multivariate beta function
Symbols:
∫
: integral
,
ℜ
: real part
,
a
: complex variable
,
𝐈
:
m
×
m
identity matrix
,
𝐗
: real symmetric
m
×
m
matrix
,
|
𝐗
|
: determinant of
𝐗
,
d
: differential of matrix
,
b
: complex variable
,
<
: less-than for matrices
,
m
: positive integer
and
𝟎
:
m
×
m
matrix of zeros
Keywords:
definition
,
multivariate beta function
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http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.E3
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,
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,
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Annotations for
§35.3(i)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35
§35.3(ii)
Properties
ⓘ
Keywords:
multivariate beta function
,
multivariate gamma function
,
properties
Notes:
See
Wishart (
1928
)
,
Ingham (
1933
)
,
Gårding (
1947
)
,
Herz (
1955
)
,
Olkin (
1959
)
.
Permalink:
http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.ii
See also:
Annotations for
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.4
Γ
m
(
a
)
=
π
m
(
m
−
1
)
/
4
∏
j
=
1
m
Γ
(
a
−
1
2
(
j
−
1
)
)
.
ⓘ
Symbols:
Γ
(
z
)
: gamma function
,
π
: the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
,
Γ
m
(
a
)
: multivariate gamma function
,
a
: complex variable
,
j
: nonnegative integer
and
m
: positive integer
Permalink:
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,
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See also:
Annotations for
§35.3(ii)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.5
Γ
m
(
s
1
,
…
,
s
m
)
=
π
m
(
m
−
1
)
/
4
∏
j
=
1
m
Γ
(
s
j
−
1
2
(
j
−
1
)
)
.
ⓘ
Symbols:
Γ
(
z
)
: gamma function
,
π
: the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
,
Γ
m
(
a
)
: multivariate gamma function
,
j
: nonnegative integer
and
m
: positive integer
Permalink:
http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.E5
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,
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,
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Annotations for
§35.3(ii)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.6
Γ
m
(
a
,
…
,
a
)
=
Γ
m
(
a
)
.
ⓘ
Symbols:
Γ
m
(
a
)
: multivariate gamma function
,
a
: complex variable
and
m
: positive integer
Permalink:
http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.E6
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,
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,
png
See also:
Annotations for
§35.3(ii)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.7
B
m
(
a
,
b
)
=
Γ
m
(
a
)
Γ
m
(
b
)
Γ
m
(
a
+
b
)
.
ⓘ
Symbols:
B
m
(
a
,
b
)
: multivariate beta function
,
Γ
m
(
a
)
: multivariate gamma function
,
a
: complex variable
,
b
: complex variable
and
m
: positive integer
Permalink:
http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.E7
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,
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,
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Annotations for
§35.3(ii)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35
35.3.8
B
m
(
a
,
b
)
=
∫
𝛀
|
𝐗
|
a
−
1
2
(
m
+
1
)
|
𝐈
+
𝐗
|
−
(
a
+
b
)
d
𝐗
,
ℜ
(
a
)
,
ℜ
(
b
)
>
1
2
(
m
−
1
)
.
ⓘ
Symbols:
∫
: integral
,
B
m
(
a
,
b
)
: multivariate beta function
,
ℜ
: real part
,
a
: complex variable
,
𝐈
:
m
×
m
identity matrix
,
𝐗
: real symmetric
m
×
m
matrix
,
|
𝐗
|
: determinant of
𝐗
,
d
: differential of matrix
,
𝛀
: space of positive-definite real symmetric
m
×
m
matrices
,
b
: complex variable
and
m
: positive integer
Permalink:
http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.E8
Encodings:
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,
pMML
,
png
See also:
Annotations for
§35.3(ii)
,
§35.3
and
Ch.35