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The function {\em hyperbolic sine integral} (in Latin {\em sinus hyperbolicus integralis}) from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ is defined as The function {\em hyperbolic sine integral} (in Latin {\em sinus hyperbolicus integralis}) from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ is defined as
$$\Shi{x} \,:=\, \int_0^x\frac{\sinh t}{t}\,dt,$$ $$\Shi{x} \,:=\, \int_0^x\frac{\sinh t}{t}\,dt,$$
or alternatively as or alternatively as
$$\Shi{x} \,:=\, \int_0^1\frac{\sinh{tx}}{t}\,dt.$$\\ $$\Shi{x} \,:=\, \int_0^1\frac{\sinh{tx}}{t}\,dt.$$\\
So the function has the Taylor series \PMlinkescapetext{expansion} So the function has the Taylor series \PMlinkescapetext{expansion}
$$\Shi{z} = z\!+\!\frac{z^3}{3\!\cdot\!3!}\!+\!\frac{z^5}{5\!\cdot\!5!} $$\Shi{z} = z\!+\!\frac{z^3}{3\!\cdot\!3!}\!+\!\frac{z^5}{5\!\cdot\!5!}
\!+\!\frac{z^7}{7\!\cdot\!7!}\!+\cdots,$$ \!+\!\frac{z^7}{7\!\cdot\!7!}\!+\cdots,$$
which converges for all complex values $z$ and thus defines an entire transcendental function.\\ which converges for all complex values $z$ and thus defines an entire transcendental function.\\
$\Shi{x}$ satisfies the linear third \PMlinkescapetext{order} differential equation $\Shi{x}$ satisfies the linear third \PMlinkescapetext{order} differential equation
$$xf'''(x)\!+\!2f''(x)\!-\!xf'(x) = 0.$$ $$xf'''(x)\!+\!2f''(x)\!-\!xf'(x) = 0.$$