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The connection between polylogarithmic functions and Euler sums is well known. In this paper we explore the representation and many connections between integrals of products of polylogarithmic functions and Euler sums. We shall consider mainly, polylogarithmic functions with negative arguments, thereby producing new results and extending the work of Freitas. Many examples of integrals of products of polylogarithmic functions in terms of Riemann zeta values and Dirichlet values will be given.

We provide an explicit analytical representation for a number of logarithmic integrals in terms of the Lerch transcendent function and other special functions. The integrals in question will be associated with both alternating harmonic numbers and harmonic numbers with positive terms. A few examples of integrals will be given an identity in terms of some special functions including the Riemann zeta function. In general none of these integrals can be solved by any currently available mathematical package.

A very recent article delved into and expanded the four parametric linear Euler sums, revealing that two well-established subjects—Euler sums and series involving the zeta functions—display particular correlations. In this study, we present several closed forms of series involving zeta functions by using formulas for series associated with the zeta functions detailed in the aforementioned paper. Another closed form of series involving Riemann zeta functions is provided by utilizing a known identity for a series of rational functions in the series index, expressed in terms of Gamma functions. Furthermore, we demonstrate a myriad of applications and relationships of series involving the zeta functions and the extended parametric linear Euler sums. These include connections with Wallis's infinite product formula for π , Mathieu series, Mellin transforms, determinants of Laplacians, certain integrals expressed in terms of Euler sums, representations and evaluations of some integrals, and certain parametric Euler sum identities. The use of Mathematica for various approximation values and certain integral formulas is elaborated upon. Symmetry naturally occurs in Euler sums. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]