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PolyLog




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Zeta Functions and Polylogarithms > PolyLog[nu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==1 > For the function itself > Special cases





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Input Form





PolyLog[3, z] \[Proportional] Zeta[3] + (Pi^2/6) (z - 1) + ((9 - Pi^2)/12) (z - 1)^2 + ((2 Pi^2 - 21)/36) (z - 1)^3 + \[Ellipsis] - ((z - 1)^2/2) (2 - z + (11/12) (z - 1)^2 - (5/6) (z - 1)^3 + \[Ellipsis]) Log[1 - z] /; (z -> 1)








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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