\(\psi\big(\frac{n+1}{2}\big)-\psi\big(\frac{n}{2}\big)\)

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\(\psi\big(\frac{n+1}{2}\big)-\psi\big(\frac{n}{2}\big)\)

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Calculating the series $\sum_{m=1}^{+\infty}\frac{(-1)^{m+1}}{m+n-1}$, I get the half of \(\psi\big(\frac{n+1}{2}\big)-\psi\big(\frac{n}{2}\big)\). Can you suggest an elegant and simple formula for \(\psi\big(\frac{n+1}{2}\big)-\psi\big(\frac{n}{2}\big)\) or \(\psi\big(n+\frac{1}{2}\big)-\psi(n)\), where \(\psi\) is the digamma function and \(n\) is a positive integer $>2$.

P.S. I am aware of certain formulas about this, but not a satisfying one, if such exists.
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I suppose you don't want Gauss digamma theorem to be used, e? , but rather a more elegant one.
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Grigorios Kostakos wrote:\(\psi\big(n+\frac{1}{2}\big)-\psi(n)\),
Well,

$$\psi^{(0)}\left( n + \frac{1}{2} \right) = -\gamma +2 \ln 2 +2 \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{2k-1}$$

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$$\psi^{(0)}(n) = - \gamma +\sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \frac{1}{k}$$
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Tolaso J Kos wrote:I suppose you don't want Gauss digamma theorem to be used, e? , but rather a more elegant one.
Toiis, I seek something about the difference $\psi\big(\tfrac{n+1}{2}\big)-\psi\big(\tfrac{n}{2}\big)$ and the more elegant I find is
$$\displaystyle\psi\big(\tfrac{n+1}{2}\big)-\psi\big(\tfrac{n}{2}\big)=\mathop{\sum}\limits_{k=1}^{\frac{n}{2}}\frac{2}{2k-1}-\mathop{\sum}\limits_{k=1}^{\frac{n}{2}-1}\frac{1}{k}-2\log2\,.$$
Does exists something more simple? I doubt.

edit: we were posting the same minute!
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