Complex Lerch Transcendent Phi Function

For Lerch(x, s, a) with x.i == 0, s.i == 0, and a.i == 0, use the real Lerch(x.r, s.r, a.r) function.

See: Real Lerch Transcendent Phi Function

Here are some notes from my program XCCalc - Extra Precision Floating-Point Complex Calculator http://www.geocities.com/hjsmithh/download.html#XCCalc :

Lerch(x, s, a) = LerchPhi(x, s, a), preferred method:

The Lerch(x, s, a) function or Lerch transcendent is

Lerch(x, s, a) = Sum {k = 0, 1, ...}[x^k / |a + k|^s],

where any term with a + k == 0 is excluded and |x| <= 1.

When a == 1, Polylog(s, x) = x * Lerch(x, s, 1).

When s == 2 and a = 1, Dilog(x) = Polylog(2, x) = x * Lerch(x, 2, 1).

When x == −1 and a == 1/2, Beta(s) = 2^−s * Lerch(−1, s, 1/2).

When x > 0.5, the convergence acceleration technique called Combined Nonlinear�Condensation Transformation (CNCT) is used. When x < −0.5, the delta transform is used to speed convergence.

This function is actually defined by analytic continuation for values less than −1 and the method used to speed convergence will give a result at reduced accuracy for these values. For example:

    Command: Lerch(-5, 2, 1)
    
    Lerch: No convergence within the maximum number of iterations = 320
    Lerch: Results at iteration 78 had a relative error approximately =
    2.57506,44951,20027E-41 (16) [16]
    Lerch: Iteration = 178
    
    X = 5.49855,82521,21616,58005,11750,30752,53728,89904,73097,61E-1 (48) [56]
The correct answer is 
    X = 5.49855,82521,21616,58005,11750,30752,53728,89941,25006,55E-1,
that is gotten by increasing the precision to 80 decimal digits.

LerchT(x, s, a) = LerchPhiT(x, s, a), traditional:

The LerchT(x, s, a) function or Lerch transcendent is

LerchT(x, s, a) = Sum {k = 0, 1, ...}[x^k / (a + k)^s],

where |x| <= 1 and a != 0, −1, −2, ... .

When a == 1, Polylog(s, x) = x * LerchT(x, s, 1) = x * Lerch(x, s, 1).

When s == 2 and a == 1, Dilog(x) = Polylog(2, x) = x * LerchT(x, 2, 1).

When x == −1 and a == 1/2, Beta(s) = 2^−s * LerchT(−1, s, 1/2).

When x > 0.5, the convergence acceleration technique called Combined Nonlinear�Condensation Transformation (CNCT) is used. When x < −0.5, the delta transform is used to speed convergence. See:
http://aksenov.freeshell.org/lerchphi/source/lerchphi.c and
http://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/personalhomes/ulj/jentschura/Documents/lphidoc.pdf .

For example, Lerch(−0.5, 3, −4.5) = 2.32478,91995,91076,87837E−1 and
LerchT(−0.5, 3, −4.5) = −7.24071,26460,61940,35439E−1. The Lerch value agrees with Mathematica but is not the traditional value.

See: Lerch Transcendent -- From MathWorld
And: Wolfram Function Evaluation -- LerchPhi

This function can also get results at a reduced precision for x < −1.

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