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Fig. 1. A sample graph of

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bodyy ={\rm Ei}(x)


Properties

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{\rm Ei}(0)  = -\infty



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{\rm Ei}(-\infty)  = 0



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{\rm Ei}(+\infty)  = +\infty



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\frac{d }{dx}{\rm Ei}(x) = \frac{e^x}{x}



Approximations

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body|x| \ll 1

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body|x| \gg 1


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{\rm Ei}(x) = \gamma + \ln |x| + \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{x^k}{k\cdot k!}



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{\rm Ei}(x) = e^x \, \left[ \frac{1}{x} + \sum_{k=2}^\infty \frac{(k-1)!}{x^k} \right]


where 

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body\gamma = 0.57721
... is Euler–Mascheroni constant




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body-1 \ll -x <0

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body0 < x \ll 1


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{\rm Ei}(-x) \sim \gamma + \ln x



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{\rm Ei}(x) \sim \gamma + \ln x 


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