General form conjecture for semiclassical moment generating functions

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Let gg be a positive integer, let β=1\beta=1 in the orthogonal case and β=2\beta=2 in the unitary case, and let ξ\xi and ss be the variables used in the generating functions T2gβT_{2g}^\beta. Write P2gβ(ξ,s)P_{2g}^\beta(\xi,s) for a polynomial in ξ\xi and ss. General form conjecture. The generating functions have the form

T2gβ=(ξs)β(1−s)−(2g+1)/2(1−s+4ξs)−(6g−1)/2P2gβ(ξ,s),T_{2g}^\beta=(\xi s)^\beta(1-s)^{-(2g+1)/2}(1-s+4\xi s)^{-(6g-1)/2}P_{2g}^\beta(\xi,s),

where P2gβ(ξ,s)P_{2g}^\beta(\xi,s) is of order 2g−β2g-\beta in ξ\xi and of order 2(2g−β)2(2g-\beta) in ss. This proposed form is inferred from the cases 2g=1,2,3,42g=1,2,3,4 and predicts a uniform algebraic structure for the orthogonal and unitary moment generating functions beyond the computed orders.

References

Primary source

G. Berkolaiko and J. Kuipers, “Combinatorial theory of the semiclassical evaluation of transport moments II: Algorithmic approach for moment generating functions”, arXiv:1307.3280 (2013).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (1999–2013). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:math/9902011.

Progress summary

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No public discussion or published progress on this conjecture was found.

No public discussion or published progress was found for the proposed uniform algebraic form of the semiclassical moment generating functions.

Current status (as of August 2026): The conjecture appears open, with no recorded proof, counterexample, or substantive public activity.

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