Dilogarithm of Square/Proof 2
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Theorem
- $\map {\Li_2} z + \map {\Li_2} {-z} = \dfrac 1 2 \map {\Li_2} {z^2}$
Proof
\(\ds \map {\Li_2} z + \map {\Li_2} {-z}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \sum_{n \mathop = 1}^\infty \frac {z^n} {n^2} + \sum_{n \mathop = 1}^\infty \frac {\paren {-z}^n} {n^2}\) | Power Series Expansion for Spence's Function | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {z + \frac {z^2} {2^2} + \frac {z^3} {3^2} + \frac {z^4} {4^2} + \frac {z^5} {5^2} + \frac {z^6} {6^2} + \cdots} + \paren {-z + \frac {z^2} {2^2} - \frac {z^3} {3^2} + \frac {z^4} {4^2} - \frac {z^5} {5^2} + \frac {z^6} {6^2} + \cdots}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2 \paren {\frac {z^2} {2^2} + \frac {z^4} {4^2} + \frac {z^6} {6^2} + \cdots}\) | odd terms cancel, even terms double | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 2 {2^2} \paren {\frac {z^2} {1^2} + \frac {z^4} {2^2} + \frac {z^6} {3^2} + \cdots}\) | factoring out $2^2$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \sum_{n \mathop = 1}^\infty \frac {\paren {z^2}^n} {n^2}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map {\Li_2} {z^2}\) | Definition of Dilogarithm Function |
$\blacksquare$