 Endpoint contribution in steepest descent (source code)

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= Endpoint contribution in steepest descent

If a deformed contour starts at an endpoint $z_0$ with $\phi'(z_0)\ne0$ and initially enters a decaying sector, local integration gives the leading contribution $-a(z_0)e^{\lambda\phi(z_0)}/[\lambda\phi'(z_0)]$, with the sign adjusted to the contour orientation.

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