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Main Authors: Commelin, Johan, Habegger, Philipp, Huber, Annette
Format: Preprint
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.08280
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  • Let $α\in \mathbb{C}$ be an exponential period. We show that the real and imaginary part of $α$ are up to signs volumes of sets definable in the o-minimal structure generated by $\mathbb{Q}$, the real exponential function and ${\sin}|_{[0,1]}$. This is a weaker analogue of the precise characterisation of ordinary periods as numbers whose real and imaginary part are up to signs volumes of $\mathbb{Q}$-semi-algebraic sets. Furthermore, we define a notion of naive exponential periods and compare it to the existing notions using cohomological methods. This points to a relation between the theory of periods and o-minimal structures.