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<strong>[[Legendre chi in terms of polylogarithm|Proposition]]:</strong> The following formula holds:
 
<strong>[[Legendre chi in terms of polylogarithm|Proposition]]:</strong> The following formula holds:
 
$$\chi_{\nu}(z)=\dfrac{1}{2}[\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z)-\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(-z)] = \mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z)-2^{-\nu}\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z^2),$$
 
$$\chi_{\nu}(z)=\dfrac{1}{2}[\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z)-\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(-z)] = \mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z)-2^{-\nu}\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z^2),$$
where $\chi$ denotes the [[Legendre chi]] function and $\mathrm{Li}$ denotes the [[polylogarithm]].
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where $\chi$ denotes the [[Legendre chi]] function and $\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}$ denotes the [[polylogarithm]].
 
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<strong>Proof:</strong> █  
 
<strong>Proof:</strong> █  
 
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Revision as of 01:27, 21 March 2015

Proposition: The following formula holds: $$\chi_{\nu}(z)=\dfrac{1}{2}[\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z)-\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(-z)] = \mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z)-2^{-\nu}\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}(z^2),$$ where $\chi$ denotes the Legendre chi function and $\mathrm{Li}_{\nu}$ denotes the polylogarithm.

Proof: