Mathematics > Algebraic Geometry
arXiv:2604.26357 (math)
[Submitted on 29 Apr 2026 (v1), last revised 22 Jun 2026 (this version, v3)]
Abstract:We develop a geometric approach to the regularized double shuffle relations for multiple zeta values, based on convolution of perverse sheaves on $\mathbb{C}^*$ and inspired by the approach of Deligne and Terasoma. We introduce semi-holonomy isomorphisms associated with pro-unipotent paths and show that their compatibility with multiplicative convolution is equivalent to a condition on the pro-unipotent fundamental group, the homological pentagon equation. We prove that this condition is equivalent to the regularized double shuffle relations, yielding a geometric proof that the pentagon equation implies these relations. The approach is purely topological and avoids Hodge-theoretic and Tannakian methods.
| Comments: | v3: 32 pages, minor corrections, added an appendix on the homological definition of the self-intersection map. The first part of this paper previously appeared as arXiv:2412.15694 |
| Subjects: | Algebraic Geometry (math.AG); Algebraic Topology (math.AT); Number Theory (math.NT) |
| Report number: | MPIM-Bonn-2026 |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2604.26357 [math.AG] |
| (or arXiv:2604.26357v3 [math.AG] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.26357 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite |
Submission history
From: Nikita Markarian [view email]
[v1]
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:08:52 UTC (45 KB)
[v2]
Sat, 9 May 2026 07:11:58 UTC (45 KB)
[v3]
Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:16:21 UTC (49 KB)
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