Mittag-Leffler function

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A complex function defined as $E\_\{\backslash alpha,\; \backslash beta\}\; (z)\; =\; \backslash sum\_\{k=0\}^\backslash infty\; \backslash frac\{z^k\}\{\backslash Gamma(\backslash alpha\; k\; +\; \backslash beta)\}$, where $\backslash Gamma(x)$ is the gamma function.

Origin

• Named after Gösta Mittag-Leffler.