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The Mittag-Leffler relaxation function, E α (−x), with 0 ≤ α ≤ 1, which arises in the description of complex relaxation processes, is studied. A relation that gives the relaxation function in terms of two Mittag-Leffler functions with positive arguments is obtained, and from it a new form of the inverse Laplace transform of E α (−x) is derived and used to obtain a new integral representation of this function, its asymptotic behaviour and a new recurrence relation. It is also shown that the fastest initial decay of E α (−x) occurs for α =1/2, a result that displays the peculiar nature of the interpolation made by the Mittag-Leffler relaxation function between a pure exponential and a hyperbolic function.
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Berberan-Santos, M.N. Properties of the Mittag-Leffler Relaxation Function. J Math Chem 38, 629–635 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10910-005-6909-z
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