Generalized harmonic numbers: Series representations (formula 06.17.06.0022)

HarmonicNumber

$Mathematica Notation$

Gamma, Beta, Erf

HarmonicNumber[z,r]

Series representations

Asymptotic series expansions

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Input Form

HarmonicNumber[z, 2 n] \[Proportional] Zeta[2 n] - (2 n + 2 z + 1)/(2 (z + 1)^(2 n) (2 n - 1)) - (1/(2 n - 1)!) Sum[((2 k + 2 n - 2)!/((2 k)! (z + 1)^(2 k + 2 n - 1))) BernoulliB[2 k], {k, 1, Infinity}] + Floor[Abs[Arg[z + 1]]/Pi] (((I Pi)^(2 n) 2^(2 n - 1))/(2 n - 1)!) (I Cot[Pi z] - 1) Sum[((-1)^k k! StirlingS2[2 n - 1, k] (I Cot[Pi z] + 1)^k)/2^k, {k, 0, 2 n - 1}] /; (Abs[z] -> Infinity) && Element[n, Integers] && n > 0

Standard Form

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MathML Form

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Rule Form

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Date Added to functions.wolfram.com (modification date)

2007-05-02

HarmonicNumber[z]