Symmetry conjecture for multiple Hurwitz polylogarithms

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Let x1,…,xrx_1,\ldots,x_r be roots of unity and let a∈C∖Za\in\mathbb{C}\setminus\mathbb{Z}. For k=(k1,…,kr)∈Nr\boldsymbol{k}=(k_1,\ldots,k_r)\in\mathbb{N}^r with (k1,x1)≠(1,1)(k_1,x_1)\neq(1,1) and (kr,xr)≠(1,1)(k_r,x_r)\neq(1,1), define congruence modulo products by discarding all product terms of cyclotomic multiple Hurwitz zeta values of depth less than rr. Symmetry conjecture.

Li⁡k1,…,kr(x1,…,xr;a)≡(−1)k1+⋯+kr−1(x1⋯xr)Li⁡kr,…,k1(xr−1,…,x1−1;1−a)(modproducts).\operatorname{Li}_{k_1,\ldots,k_r}(x_1,\ldots,x_r;a)\equiv(-1)^{k_1+\cdots+k_r-1}(x_1\cdots x_r)\operatorname{Li}_{k_r,\ldots,k_1}(x_r^{-1},\ldots,x_1^{-1};1-a)\pmod{\text{products}}.

The source presents this as the counterpart of the parity conjecture; its general validity remains open.

References

Primary source

Hongyuan Rui, “Contour Integrations and Parity Results of Hurwitz-type Cyclotomic Euler Sums”, arXiv:2601.00035 (2025).

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