Algebraic Aspects of Multiple Zeta Values

dc.creatorHoffman, Michael E.
dc.date2003-09-25
dc.date2004-08-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:39:33Z
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dc.descriptionMultiple zeta values have been studied by a wide variety of methods. In this article we summarize some of the results about them that can be obtained by an algebraic approach. This involves "coding" the multiple zeta values by monomials in two noncommuting variables x and y. Multiple zeta values can then be thought of as defining a map ζ: H^0 -> R, where H^0 is the graded rational vector space generated by the "admissible words" of the noncommutative polynomial algebra Q<x,y>. Now H^0 admits two (commutative) products making ζa homomorphism: the shuffle product and the "harmonic" product. The latter makes H^0 a subalgebra of the algebra QSym of quasi-symmetric functions. We also discuss some results about multiple zeta values that can be stated in terms of derivations and cyclic derivations of Q<x,y>, and define an action of the Hopf algebra QSym on Q<x,y> that appears useful. Finally, we apply the algebraic approach to finite partial sums of multiple zeta value series.
dc.description22 pages; for conference "Zeta Functions, Topology and Quantum Physics" (Osaka 2003); revision corrects various typos
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0309425
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0309425
dc.identifierin Zeta Functions, Topology and Quantum Physics (T. Aoki et. al., eds.), Springer, 2005, pp. 51-74
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/141109
dc.subjectQuantum Algebra
dc.subjectInformation Theory
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.subject11M06; 16W30; 11B50
dc.titleAlgebraic Aspects of Multiple Zeta Values
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