Series Formula
Digamma can be computed in the complex plane outside negative integers (Abramowitz and Stegun 6.3.16), using
or
This can be utilized to evaluate infinite sums of rational functions, i.e., where p(n) and q(n) are polynomials of n.
Performing partial fraction on un in the complex field, in the case when all roots of q(n) are simple roots,
For the series to converge,
or otherwise the series will be greater than harmonic series and thus diverges.
Hence
and
With the series expansion of higher rank polygamma function a generalized formula can be given as
provided the series on the left converges.
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