Why Abel-Plana formula does not work for exponent

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Abel-Plana formula:

$$\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }f(n)=\int _{0}^{\infty }f(x)\,dx+{\frac {1}{2}}f(0)+i\int _{0}^{\infty }{\frac {f(it)-f(-it)}{e^{2\pi t}-1}}\,dt$$

If we take $f(x)=e^{-x}$, the right-hand side is $3/2$, the left-hand side is $\frac{e}{e-1}$.

Best Answer

Since$$i\int_0^\infty\frac{e^{-(2\pi+i)t}-e^{(2\pi-i)t}}{1-e^{-2\pi t}}dt=2\sum_{n\ge1}\frac{1}{4\pi^2n^2+1}=\frac12\coth\frac12-1=\frac{3-e}{2e-2},$$the right-hand side is$$\frac32+\frac{3-e}{2e-2}=\frac{e}{e-1}.$$