 Laplace transform of an exponential distribution (source code)

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= Laplace transform of an exponential distribution
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If $X\sim\operatorname{Exp}(\lambda)$, then direct integration gives
$$
\mathbb E[e^{-sX}]=\frac{\lambda}{\lambda+s},
\qquad \operatorname{Re}s>-\lambda.
$$

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