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LerchPhi




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Zeta Functions and Polylogarithms > LerchPhi[z,s,a] > Specific values > Specialized values > For fixed z, a > For Phi(z,s,a)





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Input Form





LerchPhi[z, -1, a] == (2 UnitStep[-Re[a]] - 1) ((a z - a - z)/(-1 + z)^2) + (UnitStep[-Re[a]] 2 (-((z (-1 + a (-1 + z) - (-1 + z) Ceiling[Re[a]]))/ (-1 + z)^2) + Sqrt[(a - Ceiling[Re[a]])^2] (1 - Ceiling[Re[a]] + Floor[Re[a]]) UnitStep[Im[a]]))/z^Ceiling[Re[a]]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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