On Stirling numbers for complex arguments and Hankel contours

\begin{abstract} Cauchy coefficient integrals and Hankel contours provide a natural generalization of Stirling numbers for unrestricted complex values of their arguments. Many classical identities survive such an extension. \end{abstract}

Philippe.Flajolet@inria.fr, helmut@gauss.cam.wits.ac.za


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