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Cosecant partial-fraction identity (∑n∈Z​(w+n)−2=π2csc2(πw))

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For w∈/Z, integrate πcot(πζ)/(ζ−w)2 around large squares whose sides have half-integer coordinates. The cotangent is uniformly bounded on these sides and the integral tends to zero. The residue theorem gives residues (n−w)−2 at the integers and −π2csc2(πw) at w, proving the identity. For Imw>0, the geometric-series formula for the cotangent also gives π2csc2(πw)=−4π2∑r≥1​re2πirw.

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