Conjecture that constants equal the algebra U^(1) in the free Lie algebra of rank 2

Let LL be the free Lie algebra of rank 22, let δ\delta be the derivation under consideration, and let LδL^\delta denote the algebra of constants of δ\delta:

Lδ={uLδ(u)=0}.L^\delta=\{u\in L\mid \delta(u)=0\}.

Let U(1)U^{(1)} be the algebra constructed in the preceding discussion.

Constants-equality conjecture. The algebra of constants is exactly U(1)U^{(1)}:

Lδ=U(1).L^\delta=U^{(1)}.

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Lucio Centrone, Sehmus Findik and Manuela da Silva Souza, “On the Nowicki Conjecture for the free Lie algebra of rank 2”, arXiv:2501.03636 (2025).

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