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Linear independence of monomials of multizeta values in positive characteristic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Chieh-Yu Chang*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, National Tsing Hua University and National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Hsinchu City 30042, Taiwan, R.O.C. email cychang@math.nthu.edu.tw
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Abstract

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In this paper, we study transcendence theory for Thakur multizeta values in positive characteristic. We prove an analogue of the strong form of Goncharov’s conjecture. The same result is also established for Carlitz multiple polylogarithms at algebraic points.

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