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Inequalities involving the incomplete gamma function are established. They are obtained using logarithmic convexity of some function associated with the function in question. Lower and upper bounds for the incomplete gamma function are also derived. Bounds for the error function erf are also established.
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Neuman, E. Inequalities and Bounds for the Incomplete Gamma Function. Results. Math. 63, 1209–1214 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-012-0263-9
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