In mathematics, the Glaisher–Kinkelin constant or Glaisher's constant, typically denoted A, is a mathematical constant, related to the K-function and the Barnes G-function. The constant appears in a number of sums and integrals, especially those involving Gamma functions and zeta functions. It is named after mathematicians James Whitbread Lee Glaisher and Hermann Kinkelin.
Its approximate value is:
The Glaisher–Kinkelin constant can be given by the limit:
where is the K-function. This formula displays a similarity between A and π which is perhaps best illustrated by noting Stirling's formula: