[Math] Integral $\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{x}{\sin x}\log^2\left(\frac{1+\cos x-\sin x}{1+\cos x+\sin x}\right)dx$

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Please help me to evaluate this integral:
$$\large\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{x}{\sin x}\log^2\left(\frac{1+\cos x-\sin x}{1+\cos x+\sin x}\right)dx$$

Best Answer

Your integral can be expressed in terms of certain special functions: $$\begin{align} \int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{x}{\sin x}\log^2\left(\frac{1+\cos x-\sin x}{1+\cos x+\sin x}\right)dx&=\frac{\,\pi^2}6K+4\,\beta(4)\\&=\frac{\,\pi^2}6K-\frac{\pi^4}{24}+\frac1{192}\psi^{(3)}\left(\frac14\right)\\&=\frac{\,\pi^2}6K-\frac{119\,\pi^4}{2880}-\frac1{32}H^{(4)}_{-3/4},\end{align}$$ where $K$ is Catalan's constant, $\beta(x)$ is the Dirichlet beta function, $\psi^{(n)}(z)$ is the polygamma function and $H^{(r)}_n$ is the generalized harmonic number.