Large decay constants make the quantity vanish almost immediately; smaller decay constants lead to almost-imperceptible decrease. This plot shows decay for decay constants of 25, 5, 1, 1/5, and 1/25. Plot generated using MAPLE.

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Large decay constants make the quantity vanish almost immediately; smaller decay constants lead to almost-imperceptible decrease. This plot shows decay for decay constants of 25, 5, 1, 1/5, and 1/25. Plot generated using MAPLE.