On Zagier's Conjecture About the Inverse of a Matrix Related to Double Zeta Values

Abstract

We prove a conjecture of Zagier about the inverse of a $(K-1)\times (K-1)$ matrix $A=A_{K}$ using elementary methods. This formula allows one to express the the product of single zeta values $\zeta(2r)\zeta(2K+1-2r)$, $1\leq r\leq K-1$, in terms of the double zeta values $\zeta(2r,2K+1-2r)$, $1\leq r\leq K-1$ and $\zeta(2K+1)$.