LogIntegral.frink

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// Program to calculate the log integral, often called Li[x]
//
// This is useful in number theory, such as estimating the number of primes
// below a certain number.
//
// See:  http://functions.wolfram.com/GammaBetaErf/LogIntegral/06/01/01/0002/

LogIntegral[z] :=
{
   lnz = ln[z]
   sum = (1/2) (ln[lnz] - ln[1/lnz]) + EulerMascheroniConstant

   k = 0
   
   do
   {
      k = k+1
      oldsum = sum
      term = lnz^k / (k k!)
      sum = sum + term
//      println["$k\t$term\t$sum"]
   } while (oldsum != sum)

   return sum
}


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