Galois-Teichmuller Theory and Arithmetic Geometry

Since the 1980s, Grothendieck's ""Esquisse d'un Programme"" has triggered tremendous developments in number theory and arithmetic geometry, extending from the studies of anabelian geometry and related Galois representations to those of polylogarithms and multiple zeta values, motives, rational points on arithmetic varieties, and effectiveness questions in arithmetic geometry.This volume contains twenty-four articles based on talks presented at two international meetings that focused on the above themes. The meetings were held in Kyoto in October 2010. The volume includes both survey articles and research papers that provide useful information about this area of investigation.Published for the Mathematical Society of Japan by Kinokuniya, Tokyo, USA.