English

Depth-graded motivic multiple zeta values

Number Theory 2020-01-13 v2

Abstract

We study the depth filtration on multiple zeta values, the motivic Galois group of mixed Tate motives over Z\mathbb{Z} and the Grothendieck-Teichm\"uller group, and its relation to modular forms. Using period polynomials for cusp forms for SL2(Z)\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}), we construct an explicit Lie algebra of solutions to the linearized double shuffle equations, which gives a conjectural description of all identities between multiple zeta values modulo ζ(2)\zeta(2) and modulo lower depth. We formulate a single conjecture about the homology of this Lie algebra which implies conjectures due to Broadhurst-Kreimer, Racinet, Zagier and Drinfeld on the structure of multiple zeta values and on the Grothendieck-Teichm\"uller Lie algebra.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1301.3053,
  title  = {Depth-graded motivic multiple zeta values},
  author = {Francis Brown},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.3053},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

Rewritten introduction, added brief section explaining the depth-spectral sequence, and made a few proofs more user-friendly by adding some more details

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