Exponential integral E: Continued fraction representations (formula 06.34.10.0004)

ExpIntegralE

$Mathematica Notation$

Gamma, Beta, Erf

ExpIntegralE[nu,z]

Continued fraction representations

http://functions.wolfram.com/06.34.10.0004.01

Input Form

ExpIntegralE[\[Nu], z] == 1/(E^z (z + \[Nu] + ContinueFraction[{(-k) (k + \[Nu] - 1), z + \[Nu] + 2 k}, {k, 1, Infinity}])) /; !IntervalMemberQ[Interval[{-Infinity, 0}], z]

Standard Form

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MathML Form

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Rule Form

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Date Added to functions.wolfram.com (modification date)

2001-10-29