The kernel conjecture for formal multiple zeta values

Let ZNf\mathcal{Z}^{\mathrm{f}}_N be the weight-NN component of the algebra of formal multiple zeta values, and let

D<N=32r+1<ND2r+1,D_{<N}=\bigoplus_{3\leq 2r+1<N}D_{2r+1},

where the maps D2r+1D_{2r+1} are the derivations defined in the formal multiple zeta value setup.

Kernel conjecture. For every N2N\geq 2,

ker(D<N)ZNf=Qζf(N).\ker(D_{<N})\cap\mathcal{Z}^{\mathrm{f}}_N=\mathbb{Q}\,\zeta^{\mathrm{f}}(N).

This conjecture characterizes the common kernel of the lower-weight derivations in each weight. The source does not state a resolution, so its status is open.

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Primary source

Annika Burmester, Niclas Confurius and Ulf Kühn, “AGZT-Lectures on formal multiple zeta values”, arXiv:2406.13630 (2024).

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