Infinite Series :$ \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\Gamma \left(n+\frac{1}{2} \right)\psi \left(n+\frac{1}{2} \right)}{n! \left(n+\frac{3}{2}\right)^2}$

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Prove that:

$$\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\Gamma \left(n+\frac{1}{2} \right)\psi \left(n+\frac{1}{2} \right)}{n! \left(n+\frac{3}{2}\right)^2} = \frac{-\pi^{\frac{3}{2}}}{12}\left( \pi^2+6\gamma(1-2\log 2)-12\log 2\right)$$

where $\gamma$ is Euler-Mascheroni Constant and $\psi(z)$ is the Digamma Function.

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Begin with

$$\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\Gamma(n+1-y)}{n!}\frac{1}{x+n} = \frac{\pi \Gamma(x)}{\sin(\pi y) \Gamma(x+y)}$$

Differentiating with respect to $x$ gives

$$-\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\Gamma(n+1-y)}{n!}\frac{1}{(x+n)^2} = \frac{\pi \Gamma(x)}{\sin(\pi y) \Gamma(x+y)} \left\{ \psi(x)-\psi(x+y)\right\}$$

Now, differentiate with respect to $y$:

$$\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\Gamma(n+1-y)\psi(n+1-y)}{n!}\frac{1}{(n+x)^2}=\frac{-\pi \Gamma(x)}{\sin(\pi y)\Gamma(x+y)}\left[ \{ \sin(\pi y)\psi(x+y)+\pi\cos(\pi y)\}\{\psi(x)-\psi(x+y)\}+\psi_1(x+y)\right]$$

Putting $x=\frac{3}{2}$ and $y=\frac{1}{2}$, gives the desired result.

$$\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\Gamma \left(n+\frac{1}{2} \right)\psi \left(n+\frac{1}{2} \right)}{n! \left(n+\frac{3}{2}\right)^2} = \frac{-\pi^{\frac{3}{2}}}{12}\left( \pi^2+6\gamma(1-2\log 2)-12\log 2\right)$$

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