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PolyLog






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





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Input Form





PolyLog[\[Nu], -E^z] \[Proportional] -2 Sum[((1 - 2^(1 - 2 k)) z^(\[Nu] - 2 k) Zeta[2 k])/ Gamma[1 + \[Nu] - 2 k], {k, 0, Floor[\[Nu]/2]}] + ((2 Sin[\[Nu] Pi])/Pi) Sum[((1 - 2^(1 - 2 k)) z^(\[Nu] - 2 k) Zeta[2 k])/ Gamma[-\[Nu] + 2 k], {k, 1 + Floor[\[Nu]/2], Infinity}] - Cos[Pi \[Nu]] Sum[(-1)^k/(E^(k z) k^\[Nu]), {k, 1, Infinity}] /; (Abs[z] -> Infinity) && Element[2 \[Nu], Integers] && 2 \[Nu] > 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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