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We establish a series of integral formulae involving the Hurwitz zeta function. Applications are given to integrals of Bernoulli polynomials, ln Γ(q) and ln sin(q).
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Espinosa, O., Moll, V.H. On Some Integrals Involving the Hurwitz Zeta Function: Part 1. The Ramanujan Journal 6, 159–188 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015706300169
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