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Built-in Functions

Mathematical Functions

Zeta Related

PolyLog

Usage

• PolyLog[n, z] gives the polylogarithm function .
• PolyLog[n, p, z] gives the Nielsen generalized polylogarithm function .

Notes

• Mathematical function (see Section A.3.10).

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• PolyLog[n, z] has a branch cut discontinuity in the complex z plane running from

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• FullSimplify and FunctionExpand include transformation rules for PolyLog.

• See Section 3.2.11.

• Implementation notes: see Section A.9.4.

• See also: Zeta, PolyGamma, LerchPhi.

• New in Version 1; modified in 4.

Further Examples

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