The asymptotic expansion of a generalised incomplete gamma function. (Q1872986)

The generalization has the form \(\Gamma_p(a,z)=\int_z^\infty t^{a-1} F_{2p}(t)\,dt\), where \(p=1,2,3,\ldots\) and \[ F_{2p}(t)=\sum_{k=0}^\infty (-1)^k {z^{k/p}\;\Gamma((2k+1)/(2p))\over k!\;\Gamma(k+1/2)}. \] Because \(F_2(t)=e^{-t}\), the function \(\Gamma_1(a,z)\) is the standard incomplete gamma function. It is shown that the large-\(z\) asymptotics of \(\Gamma_p(a,z)\) in the sector \(| \text{arg}\,z| <p\pi\) consists of \(p\) exponential expansions. In \(\operatorname{Re} z>0\), all these expansions are recessive at infinity and form a sequence of increasingly subdominant exponential contributions. A numerical example is included for \(p=3\) and \(a=1\).