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Generic polar divisors and flag residues for root-system zeta functions

Representation Theory 2026-07-21 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Let Φ\Phi be an irreducible crystallographic root system and let ZΦ(s)Z_\Phi(\mathbf{s}) be the untwisted Komori-Matsumoto-Tsumura zeta function of Φ\Phi, with one complex exponent for each positive coroot; its diagonal specialization is the single-variable Witten zeta function. For a nonempty set SS of simple nodes and an integer 0\ell\ge 0, let HS,H_{S,\ell} be the hyperplane on which the exponents of the roots meeting SS sum to S|S|-\ell. We prove that every proper-support hyperplane HS,H_{S,\ell} is a genuine polar divisor at a generic point, while exact homogeneity leaves only the unshifted full-support divisor; each generic residue is an explicit finite Taylor-jet sum of projective periods and polynomially weighted zeta functions of complementary subsystems. On the maximal support wonderful model, boundary contributions are indexed by strict decorated flags. We derive recursive flag residues, component-mass gamma factors, and an incidence-complete formula for the Laurent coefficients on any transverse slice: the pole order equals the largest order with nonzero aggregate coefficient, not the largest order of an individual flag. The general formulas recover the classical A2A_2 and A3A_3 singular data, Zhao's Euler-Zagier residue formulas and the Akiyama-Egami-Tanigawa lists, and the C2C_2 and G2G_2 residue functions. For B3B_3 and C3C_3 we derive the carrier geometry and lower-rank factorizations of the positive diagonal residues, identify the three-term cancellation at s=1/8s=1/8, and show that negative half-integers are the only possible double-pole locations, recovering the known B3B_3 double coefficient at s=1/2s=-1/2.

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@article{arxiv.2607.18945,
  title  = {Generic polar divisors and flag residues for root-system zeta functions},
  author = {Jonas Matuzas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.18945},
  year   = {2026}
}