On functional equations for Nielsen polylogarithms

Abstract

We derive new functional equations for Nielsen polylogarithms. We show that, when viewed modulo ${\mathrm{Li}}_5$ and products of lower weight functions, the weight $5$ Nielsen polylogarithm $S_{3,2}$ satisfies the dilogarithm five-term relation. We also give some functional equations and evaluations for Nielsen polylogarithms in weights up to 8, and general families of identities in higher weight.

36 pages, 3 figures