Kaneko–Ohno conjecture on duality differences of multiple zeta-star values

For positive integers k,n,sk,n,s with kn+sk\geq n+s and ns1n\geq s\geq 1, let X0(k,n,s)X_0^{\star}(k,n,s) denote the sum of all multiple zeta-star values of weight kk, depth nn, and height ss. Kaneko–Ohno conjecture. For any positive integers m,n,sm,n,s with m,nsm,n\geq s, one has

(1)mX0(m+n+1,n+1,s)(1)nX0(m+n+1,m+1,s)Q[ζ(2),ζ(3),ζ(5),].(-1)^mX_0^{\star}(m+n+1,n+1,s)-(-1)^nX_0^{\star}(m+n+1,m+1,s)\in\mathbb{Q}[\zeta(2),\zeta(3),\zeta(5),\ldots].

The conjecture identifies a duality-type difference that is expected to be expressible using rational polynomials in zeta values, despite general sums X0(k,n,s)X_0^{\star}(k,n,s) not generally having such an expression. Its resolution status is not specified in the source material.

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Zhong-hua Li, “On a conjecture of Kaneko and Ohno”, arXiv:1106.5103 (2011).

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