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variants of this functions
PolyLog




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Zeta Functions and Polylogarithms > PolyLog[nu,z] > Representations through more general functions > Through hypergeometric functions of two variables





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Input Form





PolyLog[2, z] == Pi^2/12 + (1/4) (-2 + 1/z)^2 HypergeometricPFQ[{{}, {1, 1}, {1, 1}}, {{3}, {}, {}}, 2 - 1/z, 2 - 1/z] - (1/2) Log[1/z]^2








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29