Multiple zeta values with varying constant fields

Abstract

Multiple zeta values associated with function fields with varying constant fields are dealt with simultaneously. Thakur introduced multiple zeta values in the arithmetic of positive characteristic function fields, and the definition depends on the field of constants of the chosen function field. Using Papanikolas' theory on the relationship between the $t$-motivic Galois group and the periods of a pre-$t$-motive, we show that there exist no algebraic relations which relate multiple zeta values with different constants field.