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Question. I was given that $$S=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{H_n}{n}\left(\frac{(2n)!}{4^n(n!)^2}\right)^2=\frac{32}\pi G\ln2+\frac{64}\pi\Im\operatorname{Li}_3\left(\frac{1+i}2\right)-2\ln^22-\frac53\pi^2$$ where $H_n$ harmonic numbers, $G$ Catalan and $\operatorname{Li}_n$ polylogarithm. How can it be proved?

My Approach. Using $\int_0^1x^{n-1}\ln(1-x)dx=-\frac{H_n}n$ one have $$S=\int_0^1-\ln(1-x)\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left(\frac{(2n)!}{4^n(n!)^2}\right)^2x^{n-1}dx =\int_0^1-\ln(1-x)\left(\frac2\pi\frac{\mathbf{K}(x)}x-\frac1x\right)dx$$ where $\mathbf{K}$ denotes elliptic integral of the first kind. The question boils down to finding $$\int_0^1\frac{\mathbf{K}(x)\ln(1-x)}xdx$$ For this integral, I tried to use the integral representation of the elliptic integral and got: $$\int_{(0,1)^3}\frac{dxdydz}{\sqrt{1-y^2}\sqrt{1-xy^2}(zx-1)}$$ This is the furthermost step I can get.

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    $\begingroup$ Perhaps it was a typo, but Catalans constant is defined as $$\mathrm G=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^n}{(2n+1)^2}$$ $\endgroup$
    – clathratus
    Commented May 10, 2019 at 16:13
  • $\begingroup$ Sorry for that. I have corrected it. $\endgroup$ Commented May 10, 2019 at 16:20
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    $\begingroup$ Although I'm almost certain I have encountered this one before (but my mind might been tricked) I wasn't able to find it again. However, while searching I stumbled upon lots and lots of related sums (together with proofs for their values!) and would like to share them. Especially the work of John M. Campbell is quite fruitful, see for example here and here. Moreover this website contains some very interesting sums (also closey related!). $\endgroup$
    – mrtaurho
    Commented May 10, 2019 at 19:43
  • $\begingroup$ I start trying to prove, by using the second link of mrtaurho starting with equation 2.1 and the identity $$\text{Hypergeometric2F1}\left[\frac{3}{2},\frac{3}{2},3,z\right]==\frac{16 (-2 \text{EllipticE}[z]+(2-z) \text{EllipticK}[z])}{\pi z^2}$$. $\endgroup$
    – stocha
    Commented May 11, 2019 at 10:50
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    $\begingroup$ BTW: \begin{align}\int_0^1x^{n-1}\ln(1-x)dx=-\frac{H_n}n,\end{align} $\endgroup$
    – FDP
    Commented May 12, 2019 at 19:41

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One have FL expansion $$\small K(x)=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty } \frac{2 P_n(2 x-1)}{2 n+1},\ \ \frac{\log (1-x)}{x}=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty } 2 (-1)^{n-1} (2 n+1) P_n(2 x-1) \left(\sum _{k=n+1}^{\infty } \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{k^2}\right)$$ Thus by orthogonal relation of Legendre polynomial and series-integral conversion one have: $$\int_0^1 \frac{K(x) \log (1-x)}{x} \, dx=16 \int_0^1 \frac{\log (x) \tanh ^{-1}(x)}{x^2+1} \, dx$$ RHS has a polylogarithmic primitive (up to trilog) hence trivial.

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