New definite integrals and a two-term dilogarithm identity (Q663556)

From MaRDI portal
Revision as of 23:13, 4 July 2024 by ReferenceBot (talk | contribs) (‎Changed an Item)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
New definite integrals and a two-term dilogarithm identity
scientific article

    Statements

    New definite integrals and a two-term dilogarithm identity (English)
    0 references
    25 February 2012
    0 references
    The author derives the following closed form formula involving the dilogarithm function \(\text{Li}_2(z)=\sum_{k=1}^\infty z^k/k^2\): \[ \text{Li}_2(\sqrt{2}-1)+\text{Li}_2(1-\sqrt{2}/2)=\frac{\pi^2}{8}-\frac{1}{2}\ln^2(1+\sqrt{2})-\frac{1}{8}\ln^2 2. \]
    0 references
    0 references
    dilogarithm identities
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references