Depth reductions for associators

Abstract

We prove that for any associator, two specific families of coefficients of the associator can be expressed in terms of coefficients of lower depth. Combining these results to our notions of adjoint $p$-adic multiple zeta values and multiple harmonic values, we obtain a new point of view on the question of relating $p$-adic and finite multiple zeta values, and a few other application to the study of $p$-adic multiple zeta values via explicit formulas.