Odd-weight alternating odd-position conjecture for block decompositions

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Let O={ℓ1,ℓ3,…,ℓ2n−1}\mathcal O=\{\ell_1,\ell_3,\ldots,\ell_{2n-1}\} and E={ℓ2,ℓ4,…,ℓ2n}\mathcal E=\{\ell_2,\ell_4,\ldots,\ell_{2n}\}. For each ii, let Ei\mathcal E_i be E\mathcal E with ℓ2i\ell_{2i} omitted, and let xx satisfy x+∑ℓ2j+1∈Oℓ2j+1x+\sum_{\ell_{2j+1}\in\mathcal O}\ell_{2j+1} odd and x−∑ℓ2j∈Eiℓ2j>0x-\sum_{\ell_{2j}\in\mathcal E_i}\ell_{2j}>0. Construct Ri\mathcal R_i by interleaving O\mathcal O and Ei\mathcal E_i, inserting the latter difference immediately before and immediately after ℓ2i−1\ell_{2i-1}, and alternating over O\mathcal O:

Ri=Alt⁡O(Ibl(Bi)+Ibl(Ci)).\mathcal R_i=\operatorname{Alt}_{\mathcal O}\bigl(I_{\mathrm{bl}}(\mathcal B_i)+I_{\mathrm{bl}}(\mathcal C_i)\bigr).

Odd-weight alternate odd-position conjecture. Subject to further restrictions on the block lengths and xx,

∑i=12n(−1)iRi=0.\sum_{i=1}^{2n}(-1)^i\mathcal R_i=0.

Every term has odd total weight x+∑ℓ2j+1∈Oℓ2j+1x+\sum_{\ell_{2j+1}\in\mathcal O}\ell_{2j+1}. The source presents this as a candidate with unspecified additional restrictions, so its precise domain remains open.

References

Primary source

Steven Charlton, “The alternating block decomposition of iterated integrals, and cyclic insertion on multiple zeta values”, arXiv:1703.03784 (2017).

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