Odd-weight alternating odd-position conjecture for block decompositions

Let O={1,3,,2n1}\mathcal O=\{\ell_1,\ell_3,\ldots,\ell_{2n-1}\} and E={2,4,,2n}\mathcal E=\{\ell_2,\ell_4,\ldots,\ell_{2n}\}. For each ii, let Ei\mathcal E_i be E\mathcal E with 2i\ell_{2i} omitted, and let xx satisfy x+2j+1O2j+1x+\sum_{\ell_{2j+1}\in\mathcal O}\ell_{2j+1} odd and x2jEi2j>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 2i1\ell_{2i-1}, and alternating over O\mathcal O:

Ri=AltO(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+2j+1O2j+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.

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

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