Linear independence of values of G-functions, II. Outside the disk of convergence
Abstract
Given any non-polynomial -function of radius of convergence and in the kernel a -operator , we consider the -functions for every integers and . These functions can be analytically continued to a domain star-shaped at and containing the disk . Fix any , not a singularity of , and any number field containing and the 's. Let be the -vector space spanned by the values , and . We prove that for any , for some constants and . This appears to be the first Diophantine result for values of -functions evaluated outside their disk of convergence. This theorem encompasses a previous result of the authors in [{\em Linear independence of values of G-functions}, 46 pages, J. Europ. Math. Soc., to appear], where was assumed to be such that . Its proof relies on an explicit construction of a Pad\'e approximation problem adapted to certain non-holomorphic functions associated to , and it is quite different of that in the above mentioned paper. It makes use of results of Andr\'e, Chudnovsky and Katz on -operators, of a linear independence criterion \`a la Siegel over number fields, and of a far reaching generalization of Shidlovsky's lemma built upon the approach of Bertrand-Beukers and Bertrand.
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@article{arxiv.1811.08758,
title = {Linear independence of values of G-functions, II. Outside the disk of convergence},
author = {Stéphane Fischler and Tanguy Rivoal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.08758},
year = {2025}
}