Reference for Summation Formula?

In summary, the conversation is about a summation formula that was obtained with Mathematica and involves Bessel functions and the Euler-Mascheroni constant. The formula could not be found in any standard books and the person is seeking help in proving the relation from scratch, including a specific integral.
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Pere Callahan
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Hi all, I am desperately looking for a reference for a summation formula, which I have obtained with Mathematica.
It reads
[tex]
\sum_{k=1}^\infty{\frac{(-z)^k}{[(k+1)!]^2}H_{k+2}}=\frac{1}{2z^{3/2}}\left[\sqrt{z}\left[2-3z+\pi\operatorname{Y}_0\left(2\sqrt{z}\right)\right]-2\operatorname{J}_1\left(2\sqrt{z}\right)-\sqrt{z}\operatorname{J}_0\left(2\sqrt{z}\right)\left[2\gamma+\log z\right]\right]
[/tex]

where [itex]H_k=\sum_{n=1}^k{1/n}[/itex] is the k-th harmonic number, J and Y are Bessel functions and [itex]\gamma[/itex] is the Euler-Mascheroni constant. I couldn't find anything resembling the formula in any of the standard books. Of course, any hints as to how to prove the relation from scratch are also highly appreciated.

Thank you,
Pere
 
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I now managed to show that the formula is equivalent to showing that
[tex]
\int_0^1 \frac{J_0\left(2 \sqrt{z}\right)-x J_0\left(2 \sqrt{x} \sqrt{z}\right)}{(x-1) z} \, dx
[/tex]
[tex]
=\frac{\sqrt{z} \left(\pi Y_0\left(2 \sqrt{z}\right)+(\log (z)+2 \gamma ) J_2\left(2 \sqrt{z}\right)\right)-(\log (z)+2 \gamma +2) J_1\left(2 \sqrt{z}\right)}{2 z^{3/2}}.
[/tex]
Maybe any hints on how to do this integral?:smile:

Thanks,
Pere
 

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