Interpolation of q-analogue of multiple zeta and zeta-star values

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Interpolation of \(q\)-analogue of multiple zeta and zeta-star values



Abstract: We know at least two ways to generalize multiple zeta(-star) values, or MZ(S)Vs for short, which are q-analogue and t-interpolation. The q-analogue of MZ(S)Vs, or qMZ(S)Vs for short, was introduced by Bradley, Okuda and Takeyama, Zhao, etc. On the other hand, the polynomials interpolating MZVs and MZSVs using a parameter t were introduced by Yamamoto. We call these t-MZVs. In this paper, we consider such two generalizations simultaneously, that is, we compose polynomials, called t-qMZVs, interpolating qMZVs and qMZSVs using a parameter t which are reduced to qMZVs as t=0, to qMZSVs as t=1, and to t-MZVs as q tends to 1. Then we prove Kawashima type relation, cyclic sum formula and Hoffman type relation for t-qMZVs.


Let $k_1,\ldots,k_d$ be positive integers with $k_1\geq 2$. The multiple zeta values \[ \zeta(k_1,\ldots,k_d)=\sum_{m_1>\ldots>m_d>0}\frac{1}{m_1^{k_1}\ldots m_d^{k_d}},\tag{1} \] as well as their variant, the multiple zeta star values \[ \zeta^{\star}(k_1,\ldots,k_d)=\sum_{m_1\geq\ldots\geq m_d>0}\frac{1}{m_1^{k_1}\ldots m_d^{k_d}},\tag{2} \] have $q$-analogues $\zeta_q(k_1,\ldots,k_n)$, $\zeta_q^{\star}(k_1,\ldots,k_d) \in \mathbb Qq$ which for $q=1$ specialize to (1), respectively (2). An important property is that they share at least some of the algebraic properties of multiple zeta (star) values, for example they are known to satisfy a variant of the Kawashima relations, [\textit{Y. Takeyama}, Ramanujan J. 27, No. 1, 15--28 (2012; Zbl 1305.05021)]. On the other hand, \textit{S. Yamamoto} [J. Algebra 385, 102--114 (2013; Zbl 1336.11062)], introduced interpolation polynomials $\zeta^t(k_1,\ldots,k_d) \in \mathbb \mathcal \mathbb R[t]$ which specialize to (1), (2) for $t=0$, $t=1$ respectively. Again, an analogue of the Kawashima relations is known to hold in this context, [\textit{T. Tanaka} and \textit{N. Wakabayashi}, J. Algebra 447, 424--431 (2016; Zbl 1370.11104)]. In the present paper under review, bringing the two strands together, the author introduces so-called $t$-$q$-multiple zeta values (or $t$-$q$MZVs for short) $\zeta^t_q(k_1,\ldots,k_d) \in \mathbb Qq[t]$ which interpolate between $\zeta_q(k_1,\ldots,k_d)$ and $\zeta_q^{\star}(k_1,\ldots,k_d)$. The main result (Theorem 2) is that $t$-$q$MZVs satisfy Kawashima type relations which specialize to Takeyama's for $t=0$ and $t=1$, as well as to Tanaka-Wakabayashi's for $q=1$. Using Theorem 2, the author also proves a cyclic sum formula (Theorem 3) and a Hoffman type relation (Theorem 13) for $t$-$q$MZVs.











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