Interpolated multiple zeta functions of Arakawa-Kaneko type (Q2214504)

For a finite sequence \(\mathbf{k}=(k_1,\ldots,k_r)\) of positive integers, the Arakawa-Kaneko multiple zeta function is defined as \[\xi(\mathbf{k};s)=\frac{1}{\Gamma(s)}\int_0^\infty x^{s-1}\frac{\operatorname{Li}_{\mathbf{k}}(1-e^{-x})}{e^x-1}dx,\quad (\operatorname{Re}(s)>1-r),\] where \(\operatorname{Li}_{\mathbf{k}}(z)\) is the multi-polylogarithms. The interpolated Arakawa-Tsumura multiple zeta function is defined by \[\xi^t(\mathbf{k};s)=\frac{1}{\Gamma(s)}\int_0^\infty x^{s-1}\frac{\operatorname{Li}^t_{\mathbf{k}}(1-e^{-x})}{e^x-1}dx,\] where \(\operatorname{Li}^t_{\mathbf{k}}(z)\) is the interpolated multi-polylogarithms. One has \(\operatorname{Li}^0_{\mathbf{k}}(z)=\operatorname{Li}_{\mathbf{k}}(z)\) and then \(\xi^0(\mathbf{k};s)=\xi(\mathbf{k};s)\). The paper under review introduces the interpolated Kaneko-Tsumura multiple zeta function, which is defined as \[\eta^t(\mathbf{k};s)=\frac{1}{\Gamma(s)}\int_0^\infty x^{s-1}\frac{\operatorname{Li}^t_{\mathbf{k}}(1-e^{x})}{1-e^x}dx.\] Then one has \(\eta^0(\mathbf{k};s)=\eta(\mathbf{k};s)\), the Kaneko-Tsumura multiple zeta function. It also holds that \(\xi^1(\mathbf{k};s)=(-1)^{r-1}\eta(\mathbf{k};s)\) and \(\eta^1(\mathbf{k};s)=(-1)^{r-1}\xi(\mathbf{k};s)\). The main result of this paper generalizes the above two relations, and proves that \(\eta^t(\mathbf{k};s)=(-1)^{r-1}\xi^{1-t}(\mathbf{k};s)\). To prove this relation, a Landen connection formula for \(\operatorname{Li}^t_{\mathbf{k}}(z)\) is given. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1446.11004].