Simplified calculation of $\mathrm {Ei}(x)$ for positive arguments, and a short table of $\mathrm {Shi}(x)$
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- © Copyright 1968 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 22 (1968), 448-449
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-68-99872-4