Diagonal conjugation conjecture for match Yang–Baxter representations

Let NNN\in\mathbb{N}, let (1,R)YB1(MatchN)(1,R)\in YB^1(\mathsf{Match}^N), and let XX be a diagonal matrix in MatN(2,2)\mathsf{Mat}^N(2,2). Define

S=XRX1.S=XRX^{-1}.

For each nn, let ρnR\rho_n^R and ρnS\rho_n^S denote the associated braid-group representations. Diagonal conjugation conjecture. There exists a sequence of diagonal matrices AnMatN(n,n)A_n\in\mathsf{Mat}^N(n,n), independent of RR and depending only on XX, such that

AnρnR=ρnSAnA_n\rho_n^R=\rho_n^S A_n

for all nn. Consequently, the assignment RXRX1R\mapsto XRX^{-1} lifts to an inner autoequivalence of MoonFun1(B,MatchN)\mathsf{MoonFun}^1(\mathsf{B},\mathsf{Match}^N) and, in particular, to an \infty-equivalence. This conjecture formalises the suspected XX-symmetry of match Yang–Baxter representations: low-rank testing suggests the claimed equivalence, but a general construction of the matrices AnA_n is not established.

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P. P. Martin, E. C. Rowell and F. Torzewska, “A Categorical Perspective on Braid Representations”, arXiv:2506.07950 (2025).

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