A quantum field theoretical representation of Euler-Zagier sums

DOI10.1155/S0161171202106028MaRDI QIDQ1607927zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Christian Schubert, Uwe Müller

Publication date 13 August 2002

Published in International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9908067, https://eudml.org/doc/52245

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial identities, bijective combinatorics (05A19) Polylogarithms and relations with (K)-theory (11G55) Other Dirichlet series and zeta functions (11M41) Miscellaneous applications of number theory (11Z05) Feynman integrals and graphs; applications of algebraic topology and algebraic geometry (81Q30)

Abstract: We establish a novel representation of arbitrary Euler-Zagier sums in terms of weighted vacuum graphs. This representation uses a toy quantum field theory with infinitely many propagators and interaction vertices. The propagators involve Bernoulli polynomials and Clausen functions to arbitrary orders. The Feynman integrals of this model can be decomposed in terms of an algebra of elementary vertex integrals whose structure we investigate. We derive a large class of relations between multiple zeta values, of arbitrary lengths and weights, using only a certain set of graphical manipulations on Feynman diagrams. Further uses and possible generalizations of the model are pointed out.

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Summary: We establish a novel representation of arbitrary Euler-Zagier sums in terms of weighted vacuum graphs. This representation uses a toy quantum field theory with infinitely many propagators and interaction vertices. The propagators involve Bernoulli polynomials and Clausen functions to arbitrary orders. The Feynman integrals of this model can be decomposed in terms of a vertex algebra whose structure we investigate. We derive a large class of relations between multiple zeta values, of arbitrary lengths and weights, using only a certain set of graphical manipulations on Feynman diagrams. Further uses and possible generalisations of the model are pointed out.

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