On 10-May-10 20:11:39, Jue \(Andy\) Wang wrote:> I am writing to ask if R has a build- in function to calculate this
> polylogarithm Li_n(z) function , also known as the Jonqui?re's function
> defined as
>
> Li_n(z)=sum_(k=1)^infty(z^k)/(k^n)
>
> Thanks
> Andy
There is an R package 'gsl' which is a wrapper for the GNU Scientific
Library, and the GSL includes the 'polylog' function (and many many
other special functions).
See:
http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/library/gsl/html/gsl-package.html
http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/library/gsl/html/00Index.html
http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/library/gsl/doc/gslpaper.pdf
http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl
Ted.
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