 Gamma density from repeated exponential convolution (source code)

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= Gamma density from repeated exponential convolution

For $F(x)=e^{-x}\mathbf 1_{x\geq0}$, induction in the convolution integral gives
$$
F^{*n}(x)=\frac{x^{n-1}e^{-x}}{(n-1)!}\mathbf 1_{x\geq0}.
$$
Its Fourier transform in the angular-frequency convention is $(1+ik)^{-n}$.

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