On the sum formula for the 𝑞-analogue of non-strict multiple zeta values

Ohno, Yasuo; Okuda, Jun-Ichi

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-07-08994-0

On the sum formula for the $q$-analogue of non-strict multiple zeta values
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by Yasuo Ohno and Jun-Ichi Okuda

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 135 (2007), 3029-3037

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-07-08994-0

Published electronically: June 19, 2007

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Abstract:

In this article, the $q$-analogues of the linear relations of non-strict multiple zeta values called “the sum formula” and “the cyclic sum formula” are established.

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