pracma (version 1.8.8)

gammainc: Incomplete Gamma Function

Description

Lower and upper incomplete gamma function.

Usage

gammainc(x, a)

Arguments

x
real number, not too big.
a
real positive number.

Value

  • Returns a list with the values of the lower, the upper, and regularized lower incomplete gamma function.

Details

Computes the lower and upper incomplete gamma function, including the regularized gamma function. The lower and upper incomplete gamma functions are defined as $$\gamma(x, a) = \int_0^x e^{-t} \, t^{a-1} \, dt$$ and $$\Gamma(x, a) = \int_x^{\infty} e^{-t} \, t^{a-1} \, dt$$ while the regularized incomplete gamma function is $\gamma(x, a)/\Gamma(a)$.

Accuracy is 7 significant digits along the real axis.

References

Zhang, Sh., and J. Jin (1996). Computation of Special Functions. Wiley-Interscience, New York.

See Also

gamma

Examples

Run this code
gammainc( 1.5, 2)
gammainc(-1.5, 2)

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