Uniform asymptotic approximations for incomplete Riemann zeta functions (Q818264)

An incomplete Riemann zeta-function \({\mathcal Z}_1(\alpha,x)\) is examined, along with a complementary incomplete Riemann zeta-function \({\mathcal Z}_2(\alpha,x)\). These functions are defined by \({\mathcal Z}_1(\alpha,x)=\{(1-2^{1-\alpha})\Gamma(\alpha)\}^{-1}\int^x_0 t^{\alpha-1}(e' +1)^{-1}\,dt\) and \({\mathcal Z}_2(\alpha,x)=\zeta(\alpha)-{\mathcal Z}_1(\alpha,x)\), where \(\zeta(\alpha)\) is the classical Riemann zeta function. \({\mathcal Z}_1(\alpha,x)\) has the property that \(\lim_{x\to\infty}{\mathcal Z}_1(\alpha,x)=\zeta(\alpha)\) for \(\text{Re\,}\alpha>0\) and \(\alpha\neq 1\). The asymptotic behaviour of \({\mathcal Z}_1(\alpha,x)\) and \({\mathcal Z}_2(\alpha,x)\) is studied for the case \(\text{Re\,}\alpha=\sigma>0\) fixed and \(\text{Im\,}\alpha=\tau\to\infty\), and using Liouville-Green (WKBJ) analysis, asymptotic approximations are obtained, complete with explicit error bounds, which are uniformly valid for \(0\leq x <\infty\).