Asymptotics of the Mittag-Leffler function E_a(z) on the negative real axis when a\to 1

Abstract: We consider the asymptotic expansion of the single-parameter Mittag-Leffler function

E_{a} (- x)

for

x o + i n f t y

as the parameter

a o 1

. The dominant expansion when

0 < a < 1

consists of an algebraic expansion of

O (x^{- 1})

(which vanishes when

a = 1

), together with an exponentially small contribution that approaches

e^{- x}

as

a o 1

. Here we concentrate on the form of this exponentially small expansion when

a

approaches the value 1. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the accuracy of the expansion so obtained.

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