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Monotonicity properties of the volume of the unit ball in \({\mathbb{R}^{n}}\)

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The aim of this paper is to establish new bounds for ratios involving the volume of the unit ball in \({\mathbb{R}^{n}}\).

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Valahia University of Târgovişte, Bd. Unirii 18, 130082, Târgovişte, Romania

    Cristinel Mortici

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Mortici, C. Monotonicity properties of the volume of the unit ball in \({\mathbb{R}^{n}}\) . Optim Lett 4, 457–464 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11590-009-0173-2

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