Bachmann's conjecture that brackets and bi-brackets span the same space

Let MD\mathcal{MD} be the algebra of brackets and BD\mathcal{BD} the Q\mathbb{Q}-algebra of bi-brackets, both viewed as subalgebras of the algebra Zq\mathcal{Z}_q of qq-multiple zeta values. Write Zq\mathcal{Z}_q^\circ for the bracket subalgebra.

Bachmann's conjecture. We have

MD=BD,\mathcal{MD}=\mathcal{BD},

i.e. Zq=Zq\mathcal{Z}_q^\circ=\mathcal{Z}_q.

The bi-bracket algebra is known to equal Zq\mathcal{Z}_q, so the conjecture asserts that brackets already generate all qq-multiple zeta values. It was formulated by Bachmann based on comparisons of dimensions in small weights.

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Primary source

Benjamin Brindle, “A unified approach to qMZVs”, arXiv:2111.00051 (2021).

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