Difference between revisions of "Integral representation of polygamma for Re(z) greater than 0"

Theorem: The following formula holds: $$\psi^{(m)}(z)=(-1)^{m+1} \displaystyle\int_0^{\infty} \dfrac{t^m e^{-zt}}{1-e^{-t}} \mathrm{d}t,$$ where $\psi^{(m)}$ denotes the polygamma and $e^{-zt}$ denotes the exponential.