On the Nature of γ-th Arithmetic Zeta Functions

Abstract

Symmetry and elementary symmetric functions are main components of the proof of the celebrated Hermite–Lindemann theorem (about the transcendence of e α , for algebraic values of α ) which settled the ancient Greek problem of squaring the circle. In this paper, we are interested in similar results, but for powers such as e γ log   n . This kind of problem can be posed in the context of arithmetic functions. More precisely, we study the arithmetic nature of the so-called γ-th arithmetic zeta function ζ γ ( n ) : = n γ ( = e γ log   n ), for a positive integer n and a complex number γ . Moreover, we raise a conjecture about the exceptional set of ζ γ , in the case in which γ is transcendental, and we connect it to the famous Schanuel’s conjecture.