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Multiple polylogarithm values at roots of unity

Number Theory 2009-07-02 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

For any positive integer NN let μN\mu_N be the group of the NNth roots of unity. In this note we shall study the \Q\Q-linear relations among values of multiple polylogarithms evaluated at \mmuN\mmu_N. We show that the standard relations considered by Racinet do not provide all the possible relations in the following cases: (i) level N=4, weight w=3w=3 or 4, and (ii) w=2w=2, 7<N<507<N<50, and NN is a power of 2 or 3, or NN has at least two prime factors. We further find some (presumably all) of the missing relations in (i) by using the octahedral symmetry of 1({0,}μ4)\P^1-(\{0,\infty\}\cup \mu_4). We also prove some other results when N=pN=p or N=p2N=p^2 (pp prime 5\ge 5) by using the motivic fundamental group of 1({0,}μN)\P^1-(\{0,\infty\}\cup\mu_N).

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@article{arxiv.0810.1064,
  title  = {Multiple polylogarithm values at roots of unity},
  author = {Jianqiang Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.1064},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

A shorter version is to appear in C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I

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