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Multiple Zeta Values in Positive Characteristic: A Kaneko-Zagier-Type Conjecture
Abstract
In this paper, we study a comparison between ∞-adic and finite multiple zeta values in positive characteristic. We construct a surjective comparison map from the algebra of ∞-adic multiple zeta values to a quotient of the algebra of finite multiple zeta values. This map factors through the quotient by ζA(q−1), thereby establishing the well-definedness of a Kaneko-Zagier-type conjectural map. We further show that the comparison map is compatible with special values of Carlitz multiple polylogarithms, as well as with the corresponding ⋆-inverse values. As an application, we prove the upper bound predicted by Shi's dimension conjecture for finite multiple zeta values.
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BibTeX
@misc{tsui2026multiple,
title = {{Multiple Zeta Values in Positive Characteristic: A Kaneko-Zagier-Type Conjecture}},
author = {Hung-Chun Tsui},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.37450},
eprint = {2609.37450},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.37450},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Multiple Zeta Values in Positive Characteristic: A Kaneko-Zagier-Type Conjecture
AU - Hung-Chun Tsui
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/26
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.37450
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.37450
AB - In this paper, we study a comparison between ∞-adic and finite multiple zeta values in positive characteristic. We construct a surjective comparison map from the algebra of ∞-adic multiple zeta values to a quotient of the algebra of finite multiple zeta values. This map factors through the quotient by ζ_A(q−1), thereby establishing the well-definedness of a Kaneko-Zagier-type conjectural map. We further show that the comparison map is compatible with special values of Carlitz multiple polylogarithms, as well as with the corresponding ⋆-inverse values. As an application, we prove the upper bound predicted by Shi's dimension conjecture for finite multiple zeta values.
ER -