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The logarithm is defined by the formula $$\log(x) = \displaystyle\int_1^x \dfrac{1}{t} dt.$$
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Properties
Proposition: $\displaystyle\int \log(z) dz = z \log(z)-z$
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Theorem: For $|z|<1$, $$\log(1+z) = -\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^k z^k}{k}.$$
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Theorem
The following formula holds for $x>0$: $$\mathrm{Ei}(x) = \gamma + \log x + \displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{x^k}{kk!},$$ where $\mathrm{Ei}$ denotes the exponential integral Ei, $\log$ denotes the logarithm, and $\gamma$ denotes the Euler-Mascheroni constant.
Proof
References
- James Whitbread Lee Glaisher: On certain definite integrals involving the exponential-integral (1881)... (previous)... (next) (note: expresses the logarithm term as $\frac{1}{4}\log(x^4)$)
