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variants of this functions
PolyLog




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Zeta Functions and Polylogarithms > PolyLog[nu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==0 > For the function itself > Special cases





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Input Form





PolyLog[n, z] == z HypergeometricPFQ[{1, Subscript[a, 1], Subscript[a, 2], \[Ellipsis], Subscript[a, n]}, {1 + Subscript[a, 1], 1 + Subscript[a, 2], \[Ellipsis], 1 + Subscript[a, n]}, z] /; Subscript[a, 1] == Subscript[a, 2] == \[Ellipsis] == Subscript[a, n] == 1 && Element[n, Integers] && n > 0








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2007-05-02