
arXiv: 0911.4452
Maximon has recently given an excellent summary of the properties of the Euler dilogarithm function and the frequently used generalizations of the dilogarithm, the most important among them being the polylogarithm function Li s ( z ). The polylogarithm function appears in several fields of mathematics and in many physical problems. We, by making use of elementary arguments, deduce several new integral representations of the polylogarithm Li s ( z ) for any complex z for which | z |<1. Two are valid for all complex s , whenever Re s >1. The other two involve the Bernoulli polynomials and are valid in the important special case where the parameter s is a positive integer. Our earlier established results on the integral representations for the Riemann zeta function ζ (2 n +1), n ∈ N , follow directly as corollaries of these representations.
Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to number theory, Monte Carlo methods, Higher logarithm functions, Bernoulli polynomial, 33E20, Clausen function, Mathematics - Classical Analysis and ODEs, \(\zeta (s)\) and \(L(s, \chi)\), Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA), FOS: Mathematics, Random number generation in numerical analysis, polylogarithm, 11M99; 33E20, 11M99, Polylogarithms and relations with \(K\)-theory, Riemann zeta-function
Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to number theory, Monte Carlo methods, Higher logarithm functions, Bernoulli polynomial, 33E20, Clausen function, Mathematics - Classical Analysis and ODEs, \(\zeta (s)\) and \(L(s, \chi)\), Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA), FOS: Mathematics, Random number generation in numerical analysis, polylogarithm, 11M99; 33E20, 11M99, Polylogarithms and relations with \(K\)-theory, Riemann zeta-function
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 23 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
