Functional equation conjecture for overlap type zeta functions of free class-2-nilpotent groups

Let d2d\geq 2, let dd' denote the parameter used to define the overlap types, and let wD2dw\in{\mathcal{D}}_{2d'}. Let f2,d(o)\mathfrak{f}_{2,d}(\mathfrak{o}) be the relevant free class-22-nilpotent object, and write ζf2,dw(q,t)\zeta^{w}_{\mathfrak{f}_{2,d}}(q,t) for its overlap type zeta function. Functional equation conjecture. For all d2d\geq 2 and all wD2dw\in{\mathcal{D}}_{2d'}, one has

ζf2,dw(q1,t1)=(1)Dq(D2)tDζf2,dw(q,t).\zeta^{w}_{\mathfrak{f}_{2,d}}(q^{-1},t^{-1})=(-1)^Dq^{\binom{D}{2}}t^D\zeta^{w}_{\mathfrak{f}_{2,d}}(q,t).

The paper establishes this functional equation for the type w=0d1dw=\mathsf{0}^{d'}\mathsf{1}^{d'} and reports explicit calculations confirming the broader assertion for d4d\leq 4. The conjecture proposes that the same symmetry holds for every overlap type in every dimension covered by the stated range.

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Viola Siconolfi, Marlies Vantomme and Christopher Voll, “Subgroup growth in free class-2-nilpotent groups”, arXiv:2305.19665 (2024).

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