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A242600
Decimal expansion of -dilog(phi) = -polylog(2, 1-phi) with phi = (1 + sqrt(5))/2.
2
5, 4, 2, 1, 9, 1, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5, 0, 6, 9, 3, 3, 7, 8, 3, 4, 0, 5, 0, 1, 5, 3, 1, 0, 4, 2, 6, 4, 3, 6, 9, 5, 6, 7, 9, 3, 7, 6, 7, 8, 5, 4, 5, 8, 0, 6, 9, 9, 3, 9, 6, 8, 6, 5, 7, 2, 6, 7, 7, 4, 0, 3, 1, 0, 5, 3, 1, 5, 3, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 4, 4, 3, 0, 4, 0, 9, 2, 4, 2, 8, 6, 7, 0, 4, 7, 0, 9, 2, 8, 4, 5, 9, 3, 7, 3, 0, 1, 3
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
This solution for -Sum_{k>=1} (-2*sin(Pi/10)^k/k^2) should also have been mentioned in the Jolley reference pp. 66-69 under (360).
REFERENCES
L. B. W. Jolley, Summation of Series, Dover, 1961.
LINKS
M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards, Applied Math. Series 55, Tenth Printing, 1972 [alternative scanned copy].
FORMULA
Equals -Sum_{k>=1} (1-phi)^k/k^2 = Pi^2/15 - (log(phi-1)^2)/2, with the golden section phi = (1 + sqrt(5))/2. See the Abramowitz-Stegun link, p. 1004, eqs. 27.7.3 - 27.7.6 with x = phi-1, solving for -dilog(x+1) = -f(1+x), using log(2-phi) = 2*log(phi-1).
EXAMPLE
0.542191216450693...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[PolyLog[2, 1 - GoldenRatio], 10, 120][[1]] (* Amiram Eldar, May 30 2023 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A001622, A076788 (polylog(2,1/2)), A152115, A242599.
Sequence in context: A109430 A085917 A180130 * A102593 A090462 A375708
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 16 2014
STATUS
approved