Derivation of Logarithmic and Logarithmic Hyperbolic Tangent Integrals Expressed in Terms of Special Functions

Abstract

The derivation of integrals in the table of Gradshteyn and Ryzhik in terms of closed form solutions is always of interest. We evaluate several of these definite integrals of the form ∫ 0 ∞ log ( 1 ± e − α y ) R ( k , a , y ) d y in terms of a special function, where R ( k , a , y ) is a general function and k, a and α are arbitrary complex numbers, where R e ( α ) > 0 .