Integral of x times a stretched exponential
Question
For a fixed , the integral can be written as with integers and . What is ?
Short answer
. Substituting , so and , turns the integral into . Thus , .
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- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
- The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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