Lang–Rohrlich conjecture for algebraic values of the Gamma function

Let zQz\in\overline{\mathbb Q} be an algebraic number, and let Γ\Gamma denote the Gamma function.

Lang–Rohrlich conjecture. The value Γ(z)\Gamma(z) is algebraic if and only if

zZ1.z\in\mathbb Z_{\geq 1}.

Since Γ(n)=(n1)!\Gamma(n)=(n-1)! for positive integers nn, the conjecture says that the positive integers are exactly the algebraic arguments at which the Gamma function takes algebraic values. The source notes that the transcendence of Γ(1/5)\Gamma(1/5) remains open, while the cases Γ(1/3)\Gamma(1/3) and Γ(1/4)\Gamma(1/4) are known to be transcendental.

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Primary source

Arshay Sheth, “Real geometric transcendence for the Gamma function”, arXiv:2605.15117 (2026).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2023–2026). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2310.01658.

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