 Bosonic Matsubara sum (source code)

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= Bosonic Matsubara sum
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For $E>0$, contour summation over bosonic Matsubara frequencies gives
$$
T\sum_{n\in\mathbb Z}\frac1{\omega_n^2+E^2}
=\frac1{2E}\coth\frac{E}{2T}.
$$
It separates into the zero-point term $1/(2E)$ and a thermal Bose--Einstein occupation term.

= Matsubara sum
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