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PolyLog




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Zeta Functions and Polylogarithms > PolyLog[nu,z] > Identities > Functional identities > General cases > Involving two polyilogarithms





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Input Form





PolyLog[n, z] == (-1)^(n - 1) PolyLog[n, 1/z] - Log[-z]^n/n! + 2 Sum[(PolyLog[2 k, -1]/(n - 2 k)!) Log[-z]^(n - 2 k), {k, 1, Floor[n/2]}] /; !IntervalMemberQ[Interval[{0, 1}], z] && Element[n, Integers] && n > 0








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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