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Gamma, Beta, Erf > Erfc[z] > Integration > Definite integration > Involving the direct function





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Integrate[(t^(\[Alpha] - 1) Erfc[t])/E^(z t), {t, 0, Infinity}] == (1/Sqrt[Pi]) ((1/\[Alpha]) Gamma[(1 + \[Alpha])/2] HypergeometricPFQ[{(\[Alpha] + 1)/2, \[Alpha]/2}, {1/2, 1 + \[Alpha]/2}, z^2/4] - (z/(1 + \[Alpha])) Gamma[1 + \[Alpha]/2] HypergeometricPFQ[{(\[Alpha] + 1)/2, 1 + \[Alpha]/2}, {3/2, (3 + \[Alpha])/2}, z^2/4]) /; Re[z] > 0 && Re[\[Alpha]] > 0










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