Barnes G at positive integer

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Theorem

The following formula holds: $$G(n) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 0&\quad n=-1,-2,\ldots \\ \displaystyle\prod_{k=0}^{n-2} k!&\quad n=0,1,2,\ldots, \end{array} \right.$$ where $G$ denotes the Barnes G function and $i!$ denotes the factorial.

Proof

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