Monotonicity conjecture for a gamma-function quotient

Let a,cRa,c\in\mathbb{R} satisfy 0a10\le a\le 1 and c>4c>4. Consider the quotient

Γ(c)Γ(c4)Γ(ca)Γ(c+a1).\frac{\Gamma(c)\Gamma(c-4)}{\Gamma(c-a)\Gamma(c+a-1)}.

Gamma-quotient monotonicity conjecture. The quotient decreases as cc increases.

The conjecture extends the preceding lemma, which establishes the same monotonicity for 1<a<41<a<4 and 3<a<0-3<a<0. The source notes that the remaining range 0a10\le a\le 1 is suggested by computer experimentation, but provides no proof or resolution.

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Primary source

Hina Manoj Arora and Swadesh Kumar Sahoo, “Interpolation on Gauss hypergeometric functions with an application”, arXiv:1707.07701 (2017).

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