A \(q\)-logarithmic analogue of Euler's sine integral (Q876734): Difference between revisions

Euler calculated the integral \[ \int_0^{\frac\pi2} \log(\sin x)\,dx=-\frac\pi2\log2. \] Let \(q>1\) and let \[ \ell_q(x)=(q-1)\sum_{m=1}^\infty\frac{x-1}{x-1+q^{m}} \] be a \(q\)-analogue of the usual logarithm. For \(0<a\leq1\) the authors consider generalizations \[ \int_0^{\frac\pi2} \log(1-ae^{2ix})\,dx\quad \text{and}\quad\int_0^{\frac\pi2} \ell_q(1-ae^{2ix})\,dx. \] The first integral is evaluated by Euler's dilogarithm function, the second is evaluated by the quantum dilogarithm function. In the limit case, when \(q\) tends to 1, both integrals coincide.