関 真一朗
(せき・しんいちろう)
Shin-ichiro Seki
略歴
- 大阪大学大学院理学研究科博士後期課程修了
- 東北大学数理科学連携研究センター助教、青山学院大学理工学部助教を経て本学へ
多重ゼータ値のなす空間の構造研究
素数の分布
連結和法と離散反復積分
周期の独立性
Structure of the space spanned by multiple zeta values
There are several important open problems concerning the structure of the space spanned by multiple zeta values, including Goncharov’s direct sum conjecture, Zagier’s dimension conjecture, and the Hoffman conjecture. Although the algebraic parts of Zagier’s dimension conjecture and the Hoffman conjecture have been resolved by Deligne–Goncharov, Terasoma, and Brown, an algorithm to explicitly determine the coefficients in the expansion of multiple zeta values with respect to the Hoffman basis has not yet been established. My research aims to develop such an algorithm and to resolve Hirose’s conjecture, which asserts that the denominators of these coefficients are odd.
Distribution of prime numbers
I have been studying generalizations and applications of the Green–Tao theorem, which asserts that there exist arbitrarily long arithmetic progressions of prime numbers. In previous joint work, we proved the constellation theorem in the prime elements of the ring of integers of each number field. Additionally, I am working toward proving the infinitude of various subsets of prime numbers that have specific forms.
Connected sum method and discrete iterated integrals
The connected sum method, a technique for proving families of identities involving series or integrals, was originally introduced in joint work with Shuji Yamamoto. Since then, I have applied this method to prove various families of identities, illustrating its wide applicability. More recently, together with Takumi Maesaka and Taiki Watanabe, we succeeded in proving a discrete iterated integral expression for multiple harmonic sums. I aim to further develop the theory using this new formula.
Independence of periods
For the specific Kontsevich–Zagier’s periods, many problems regarding their irrationality or transcendence remain open. I am engaged in developing new techniques to address these unresolved problems.
M. Kaneko, T. Matsusaka, S. Seki, On finite analogues of Euler’s constant, Int. Math. Res. Not. 2 (2025), rnae281.
関 真一朗, 『グリーン・タオの定理』, 朝倉書店, 2023年
小林 銅蟲, 関 真一朗, 『せいすうたん 第1巻 – 整数たちの世界の奇妙な物語』, 日本評論社, 2023年
H. Kawamura, T. Maesaka, S. Seki, Multivariable connected sums and multiple polylogarithms, Res. Math. Sci. 9 (2022), 4.
S. Seki, S. Yamamoto, A new proof of the duality of multiple zeta values and its generalizations, Int. J. of Number Theory 15 (2019), 1261–1265.