Integral representation of polygamma for Re(z) greater than 0
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Theorem
The following formula holds for $\mathrm{Re}(z)>0$ and $m>0$: $$\psi^{(m)}(z)=(-1)^{m+1} \displaystyle\int_0^{\infty} \dfrac{t^m e^{-zt}}{1-e^{-t}} \mathrm{d}t,$$ where $\psi^{(m)}$ denotes the polygamma and $e^{-zt}$ denotes the exponential.