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variants of this functions
PolyLog






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Traditional Notation









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





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Input Form





PolyLog[\[Nu], z] == (-E^(Pi I \[Nu])) Sum[1/(k^\[Nu] z^k), {k, 1, Infinity}] + E^((Pi I \[Nu])/2) ((2 Pi)^\[Nu]/Gamma[\[Nu]]) Sum[1/(k + Log[-z]/(2 Pi I) + 1/2)^(1 - \[Nu]), {k, 0, Infinity}] /; Abs[z] > 1 && Re[\[Nu]] < 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29