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[parent] incomplete gamma function (Definition)

The incomplete gamma function is defined as the indefinite integral of the integrand of gamma integral. There are several definitions which differ in details of normalization and constant of integration:

\begin{eqnarray*} \gamma (a,x) &=& \int_0^x e^{-t} t^{a-1} \, dt \\ \Gamma (a,x) &=& \int_x^\infty e^{-t} t^{a-1} \, dt = \Gamma(a) - \gamma (a,x) \\ P (a,x) &=& {1 \over \Gamma (a)} \int_0^x e^{-t} t^{a-1} \, dt = {\gamma (a,x) \over \Gamma(a)} \\ \gamma^* (a,x) &=& {x^{-a} \over \Gamma(a)} \int_0^x e^{-t} t^{a-1} \, dt = {\gamma (a,x) \over x^a \Gamma(a)} \\ I (a,x) &=& {1 \over \Gamma (a+1)} \int_0^{x \sqrt{a+1}} e^{-t} t^a \, dt = {\gamma (a+1, x \sqrt{a+1}) \over \Gamma(a+1)} \\ C (a,x) &=& \int_x^\infty t^{a-1} \cos t \, dt \\ S (a,x) &=& \int_x^\infty t^{a-1} \sin t \, dt \\ E_n (x) &=& \int_1^\infty e^{-xt} t^{-n} \, dt = x^{n-1} \Gamma (1-n) - x^{n-1} \gamma (1-n,x) \\ \alpha_n (x) &=& \int_1^\infty e^{-xt} t^n \, dt = x^{-n-1} \Gamma (1+n) - x^{-n-1} \gamma (1+n,x) \\ \end{eqnarray*}For convenience of translating notations, these variants have been expressed in terms of $\gamma$ .




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AMS MSC33B15 (Special functions :: Elementary classical functions :: Gamma, beta and polygamma functions)
 30D30 (Functions of a complex variable :: Entire and meromorphic functions, and related topics :: Meromorphic functions, general theory)

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