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Theorem

The following formula holds: $$\log(1-z)=-\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{z^k}{k},$$ where $\log$ denotes the logarithm.

Proof

References

1926: Leonard Lewin: Polylogarithms and Associated Functions (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): (1.2)