Integrals of logarithmic functions and alternating multiple zeta values

Abstract

By using the method of iterated integral representations of series, we establish some explicit relationships between multiple zeta values and Integrals of logarithmic functions. As applications of these relations, we show that multiple zeta values of the form \[\zeta ( {\bar 1,{{\left\{ 1 \right\}}_{m - 1}},\bar 1,{{\left\{ 1 \right\}}_{k - 1}}} ),\ (k,m\in \mathbb{N})\] for $m=1$ or $k=1$, and \[\zeta ( {\bar 1,{{\left\{ 1 \right\}}_{m - 1}},p,{{\left\{ 1 \right\}}_{k - 1}}}),\ (k,m\in\mathbb{N})\] for $p=1$ and $2$, satisfy certain recurrence relations which allow us to write them in terms of zeta values, polylogarithms and $\ln 2$. Moreover, we also prove that the multiple zeta values $\zeta ( {\bar 1,{{\left\{ 1 \right\}}_{m - 1}},3,{{\left\{ 1 \right\}}_{k - 1}}} )$ can be expressed as a rational linear combination of products of zeta values, multiple polylogarithms and $\ln 2$ when $m=k\in \mathbb{N}$. Furthermore, we also obtain reductions for certain multiple polylogarithmic values at $\frac {1}{2}$.