On some properties of the Mittag-Leffler function Eα(-tα), completely monotone for t > 0 with 0 < α < 1

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2267-2278

  Mainardi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Complete monotonicity; Fractional relaxation; Mittag Leffler function; Rational approximations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925334250     PISSN: 15313492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2014.19.2267     Document Type: Article

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