Exponential integral Ei

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The exponential integral $\mathrm{Ei}$ is defined by $$\mathrm{Ei}(z) = \int_{-\infty}^x \dfrac{e^t}{t} dt; |\mathrm{arg}(-z)|<\pi.$$

Properties

Theorem

The following formula holds: $$\mathrm{li}(x)=\mathrm{Ei}( \log(x)),$$ where $\mathrm{li}$ denotes the logarithmic integral, $\mathrm{Ei}$ denotes the exponential integral Ei, and $\log$ denotes the logarithm.

Proof

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Theorem

The following formula holds for $x>0$: $$\mathrm{Ei}(x) = \gamma + \log x + \displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{x^k}{kk!},$$ where $\mathrm{Ei}$ denotes the exponential integral Ei, $\log$ denotes the logarithm, and $\gamma$ denotes the Euler-Mascheroni constant.

Proof

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Theorem

The following formula holds: $$\mathrm{Ei}(ix)=\mathrm{Ci}(x)+i\mathrm{Si}(x),$$ where $\mathrm{Ei}$ denotes the exponential integral Ei, $\mathrm{Ci}$ denotes the cosine integral, and $\mathrm{Si}$ denotes the sine integral.

Proof

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Exponential Integral and Related Functions

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