Simplifying to PolyLog
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- Subject: [mg113494] Simplifying to PolyLog
- From: Sam Takoy <sam.takoy at yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:07:50 -0500 (EST)
Hi,
I'm puzzled by the fact that the first of the following expressions is
successfully summed while the second, simpler one is not:
In[806]:= Sum[(((-1)^n) (r^n) Cos[a n] )/n^3, {n, 1, Infinity}]
Sum[(((-1)^n) Cos[a n] )/n^3, {n, 1, Infinity}]
Out[806]= 1/2 (PolyLog[3, -E^(-I a) r] + PolyLog[3, -E^(I a) r])
Out[807]= \!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(n = 1\), \(\[Infinity]\)]
\*FractionBox[\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((\(-1\))\), \(n\)]\ Cos[a\ n]\),
SuperscriptBox[\(n\), \(3\)]]\)
Many thanks in advance,
Sam