Gauss hypergeometric functions, multiple polylogarithms, and multiple zeta values

Abstract

In this article, we express solutions of the Gauss hypergeometric equation as a series of the multiple polylogarithms by using iterated integral. This representation is the most simple case of a semisimple representation of solutions of the formal KZ equation. Moreover, combining this representation with the connection relations of solutions of the Gauss hypergeometric equation, we obtain various relations of the multiple polylogarithms of one variable and the multiple zeta values. © 2009 Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University. All rights reserved.