On the functional transcendence of \(q\)-zeta values
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: On the functional transcendence of \(q\)-zeta values
zbMATH Open document ID: 1093.11055
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023275708583
published in: Mathematical Notes
publication date: 2004-11-15T00:00:00Z
review text: From the text: For any integer \(k\geq 1\), the power series \[ \zeta_q (k+1)= \sum^\infty_{n=1}\sigma_k(n)q^n,\quad\sigma_k(n)= \sum_{d|n}d^k,\tag{2} \] determines a \(q\)-extension of the value \(\zeta (k+1)\) of the Riemann zeta-function \textit{V. V. Zudilin} [Math. Notes 72, No. 6, 858--862 (2002); translation from Mat. Zametki 72, No. 6, 936--940 (2002; Zbl 1044.11066)]. Moreover, the series in (1) is also meaningful for \(k=0\). By virtue of the trivial estimates \[ \sigma_k(n)\leq n^k\sum_{d|n}1\leq n^{k+1)}, \] this series represents an analytic function inside the unit disc for each integer \(k\geq 0\). The objective of this paper is to prove that the function \(\zeta_q (k+ 1)\) is not algebraic for any \(k\geq 1\). This (and even a stronger) result is well known for \(\zeta_q(2)\), \(\zeta_q(4)\), \(\zeta+q(6),\dots\), because the functions \(1+c_k\zeta_q(k)\) with suitable \(c_k\in\mathbb{Q}\) are Eisenstein series for each even \(k\geq 2\). Theorem. For each \(k\geq 0\), the function \(\zeta_q(k+1)\) analytic on the domain \(|q|<1\) is transcendental over \(\mathbb{C}(q)\). In essence, this result is an application of problems from [\textit{G. Pólya} and \textit{G. Szegő}, Aufgaben und Lehrsätze aus der Analysis, 2. Band Funktionstheorie. Nullstellen. Polynome. Determinante. Zahlentheorie, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg-Berlin (1925; JFM 51.0173.01), Division 8].
reviewed by: Olaf Ninnemann
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11J91
zbMATH DE Number: 2115605
zbMATH Keywords: Riemann zeta function
zbMATH Keywords: functional transcendence
zbMATH Keywords: q-zeta value
zbMATH Keywords: integral power series
zbMATH Keywords: analytic function
author: Wadim Zudilin
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
full work available at URL: a:1023275708583
OpenAlex ID: W1485769401
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