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PolyGamma






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Gamma, Beta, Erf > PolyGamma[nu,z] > Identities > Functional identities > Relations of special kind





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Input Form





PolyGamma[n, -z] == (-1)^n PolyGamma[n, z] + (-1)^n Pi^(n + 1) (Cot[Pi z] KroneckerDelta[n] - Csc[Pi z]^2 KroneckerDelta[n - 1] - n Sum[(((-1)^j Binomial[n - 1, k])/(k + 1)) Sin[Pi z]^(-2 k - 2) 2^(n - 2 k) Binomial[2 k, j] (k - j)^(n - 1) Sin[(n Pi)/2 + 2 (k - j) Pi z], {k, 0, n - 1}, {j, 0, k - 1}]) + n! z^(-n - 1) /; Element[n, Integers] && n >= 0










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