Algebraic values of analytic functions

Michel Waldschmidt (1)

1 IMJ - Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu

Given an analytic function of one complex variable $f$, we investigate the arithmetic nature of the values of $f$ at algebraic points. A typical question is whether $f(\alpha)$ is a transcendental number for each algebraic number $\alpha$. Since there exist transcendental entire functions $f$ such that $f^{(t)}(\alpha)\in\bQ[\alpha]$ for any $t\ge 0$ and any algebraic number $\alpha$, one needs to restrict the situation by adding hypotheses, either on the functions, or on the points, or else on the set of values. Among the topics we discuss are recent results due to Andrea Surroca on the number of algebraic points where a transcendental analytic function takes algebraic values, new transcendence criteria by Daniel Delbos concerning entire functions of one or several complex variables, and Diophantine properties of special values of polylogarithms.

Mots clés: Arithmetic functions; algebraic values; transcendence criterion; diophantine analysis; transcendental functions

Domaines: Théorie des nombres [math.NT]

Michel Waldschmidt. Algebraic values of analytic functions. International Conference on Special Functions and their Applications (ICSF02), Sep 2002, Chennai, India. pp.323-333. ⟨hal-00411427⟩