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Two different functions of real argument
x \in \mathbb{R} are called this way:
(1) |
{\rm Ei}(x) = - \int_{-x}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-\xi}}{\xi} \, d\xi |
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(2) |
{\rm E_1}(x) = \int_{x}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-\xi}}{\xi} \, d\xi |
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which are related to each other as:
(3) |
{\rm Ei}(x) = - E_1(-x) |
There is a trend to moving from
\rm Ei definition which was dominating in the past towards
\rm E_1.
Approximations |
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(4) |
{\rm Ei}(x) = \gamma + \ln |x| + \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{x^k}{k\cdot k!} |
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(5) |
{\rm Ei}(x) = e^x \, \left[ \frac{1}{x} + \sum_{k=2}^\infty \frac{(k-1)!}{x^k} \right] |
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(6) |
{\rm Ei}(-x) \sim \gamma + \ln x |
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(7) |
{\rm Ei}(x) \sim \gamma + \ln x |
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where
\gamma = 0.57721... is Euler–Mascheroni constant.