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Dilogarithms and W-Algebras

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Low-Dimensional Topology and Quantum Field Theory

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Abstract

The Rogers dilogarithm is defined by

$$L(z) = \sum\limits_1^\infty {\frac{{{z^n}}}{{{n^2}}} + \frac{1}{2}\log \;z\;\log (1 - z)} .$$
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  1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Nussallee 12, D-5300, Bonn 1, Germany

    Werner Nahm

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Nahm, W. (1993). Dilogarithms and W-Algebras. In: Osborn, H. (eds) Low-Dimensional Topology and Quantum Field Theory. NATO ASI Series, vol 315. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1612-9_7

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