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An odd variant of multiple zeta values

Number Theory 2020-10-14 v5

Abstract

For positive integers i1,...,iki_1,...,i_k with i1>1i_1 > 1, we define the multiple tt-value t(i1,...,ik)t(i_1,...,i_k) as the sum of those terms in the usual infinite series for the multiple zeta value ζ(i1,...,ik)\zeta(i_1,...,i_k) with odd denominators. Like the multiple zeta values, the multiple tt-values can be multiplied according to the rules of the harmonic algebra. Using this fact, we obtain explicit formulas for multiple tt-values of repeated arguments analogous to those known for multiple zeta values. Multiple tt-values can be written as rational linear combinations of the alternating or "colored" multiple zeta values. Using known results for colored multiple zeta values, we obtain tables of multiple tt-values through weight 7, suggesting some interesting conjectures, including one that the dimension of the rational vector space generated by weight-nn multiple tt-values has dimension equal to the nnth Fibonacci number. We express the generating function of the height one multiple tt-values t(n,1,...,1)t(n,1,...,1) in terms of a generalized hypergeometric function. We also define alternating multiple tt-values and prove some results about them.

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@article{arxiv.1612.05232,
  title  = {An odd variant of multiple zeta values},
  author = {Michael E. Hoffman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.05232},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

v1(Dec 2016): preliminary version. v2(Aug 2017): corrections. v3(Sept 2017): new section on generating functions added. v4(Aug 2018): new introduction, conjecture of B. Saha added, last section replaced by a new one on alternating multiple t-values v5(Jan 2019): corrections, new appendix expressing multiple t-values in terms of Saha elements through weight 7

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