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Spence's Integral

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F(x) = \mathop{\rm Li}\nolimits _2(1-x) =\int_{1-x}^0 {\ln(1-t)\over t}\,dt,
\end{displaymath}

where $\mathop{\rm Li}\nolimits _2(x)$ is the Dilogarithm.

See also Spence's Function




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1999-05-26