I'm trying to come up with a formula for $$\int_{0}^{1}x^{x^{\alpha}} dx,$$ basically the Sophomore's Dream.
$$\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^k}{(\alpha k+1)^{k+1}}$$
However it only works for positive $\alpha$, the sum converges to $1$ for $\alpha$ approaching $-\infty$ while the integral approaches $0$.
This might have something to do with the poles at $\alpha=\frac{-1}{k}$?