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Main Authors: David, Sinnou, Hirata-Kohno, Noriko, Kawashima, Makoto
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.06534
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author David, Sinnou
Hirata-Kohno, Noriko
Kawashima, Makoto
author_facet David, Sinnou
Hirata-Kohno, Noriko
Kawashima, Makoto
contents We prove new linear independence results for the values of generalized hypergeometric functions ${}_pF_q$ at several distinct algebraic points, over arbitrary algebraic number fields. Our approach combines constructions of type II Padé approximants with a novel non-vanishing argument for generalized Wronskians of Hermite type. The method applies uniformly across all parameter regimes. Even for $p = q+1$, we extend known results from single-point to multi-point settings over general number fields, in the both complex and $p$-adic settings. When $p < q+1$, we establish linear independence results over arbitrary number fields; and for $p > q+1$, we confirm that the values do not satisfy global linear relations in the $p$-adic setting. Our results generalize and strengthen earlier work by Chudnovsky's, Nesterenko, Sorokin, Delaygue and others, and demonstrate the flexibility of our Padé construction for families of contiguous hypergeometric values.
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spellingShingle Linear independence of values of hypergeometric functions and arithmetic Gevrey series
David, Sinnou
Hirata-Kohno, Noriko
Kawashima, Makoto
Number Theory
We prove new linear independence results for the values of generalized hypergeometric functions ${}_pF_q$ at several distinct algebraic points, over arbitrary algebraic number fields. Our approach combines constructions of type II Padé approximants with a novel non-vanishing argument for generalized Wronskians of Hermite type. The method applies uniformly across all parameter regimes. Even for $p = q+1$, we extend known results from single-point to multi-point settings over general number fields, in the both complex and $p$-adic settings. When $p < q+1$, we establish linear independence results over arbitrary number fields; and for $p > q+1$, we confirm that the values do not satisfy global linear relations in the $p$-adic setting. Our results generalize and strengthen earlier work by Chudnovsky's, Nesterenko, Sorokin, Delaygue and others, and demonstrate the flexibility of our Padé construction for families of contiguous hypergeometric values.
title Linear independence of values of hypergeometric functions and arithmetic Gevrey series
topic Number Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.06534