The Beilinson Conjectures for CM Elliptic Curves via Hypergeometric Functions

Abstract

We consider certain CM elliptic curves which are related to Fermat curves, and express the values of $L$-functions at $s=2$ in terms of special values of generalized hypergeometric functions. We compare them and a similar result of Rogers-Zudilin with Otsubo's regulator formulas, and give a new proof of the Beilinson conjectures originally due to Bloch.