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This paper uses properties of the Weyl semiintegral and semiderivative, along with Oldham's representation of the Randles–Sevcik function from electrochemistry, to derive infinite series expansions for the Fermi–Dirac integrals \(F\) j (x), −∞<x<∞, j=−1/2, 1/2. The practical use of these expansions for the numerical approximation of \(F\) −1/2(x) and \(F\) 1/2(x) over finite intervals is investigated and an extension of these results to the higher order cases j=3/2, 5/2, 7/2 is outlined.
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Lether, F.G. Analytical Expansion and Numerical Approximation of the Fermi–Dirac Integrals \(F\) j(x) of Order j=−1/2 and j=1/2. Journal of Scientific Computing 15, 479–497 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011136831736
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