Geometric Gamma values and zeta values in positive characteristic
Number Theory
2011-12-21 v2 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
In analogy with values of the classical Euler Gamma-function at rational numbers and the Riemann zeta-function at positive integers, we consider Thakur's geometric Gamma-function evaluated at rational arguments and Carlitz zeta-values at positive integers. We prove that, when considered together, all of the algebraic relations among these special values arise from the standard functional equations of the Gamma-function and from the Euler-Carlitz relations and Frobenius p-th power relations of the zeta-function.
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@article{arxiv.0905.2876,
title = {Geometric Gamma values and zeta values in positive characteristic},
author = {Chieh-Yu Chang and Matthew A. Papanikolas and Jing Yu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2876},
year = {2011}
}
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15 pages