DirichletEta
The Dirichlet eta function
Wikipedia
Dirichlet eta functionMathWorldDirichletEtaFunctionWikidataQ973313DLMF25.2Wolfram LanguageDirichletEtaDirichletEta(s)the Dirichlet eta function Details
: the alternating series converges for , and the factor cancels 's pole, so is entire with . - Integer values follow from Zeta's:
, , , and stays in terms of . - Zeros: the nontrivial zeros of
, plus those of on the line . - Plain evaluation reduces exact integer
through ; other exact stays symbolic (as in Wolfram) until N() or a floating-point argument. Numerically, complex is supported; within of the alternating series is summed directly (Euler transform, via LerchPhi) so no pole is cancelled.
Examples
Implementation
referenceengine
notatioThe defining identity — except at s = 1, where the native kernel sums the alternating series instead.
nativeengine
typescriptpackages/analytic/src/dirichlet.tsmappedexternal
wolfram / mpmathpackages/oracle/src/mappings.tsDirichletEta[s]; mpmath.altzeta(s).
See also: Zeta, DirichletBeta, LerchPhi, PolyLog