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* {{PaperReference|On certain definite integrals involving the exponential-integral|1881|James Whitbread Lee Glaisher|prev=Ei(-x)=-Integral from x to infinity of e^(-t)/t dt|next=Logarithmic integral}} (<i>note: expresses the logarithm term as $\frac{1}{4}\log(x^4)$</i>)
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 17 March 2018

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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