Involution compatibility for positive-characteristic multiple zeta values

Let I\mathcal{I} be the set of indices, let ZR\mathcal{Z}_{R} be the RR-algebra of multiple zeta values, and let ι\iota be the non-trivial RR-algebra involution on

ZR/ζA(q1)ZR\mathcal{Z}_{R}/\zeta_{A}(q-1)\mathcal{Z}_{R}

provided by the main theorem. Write ζA(s)\zeta_A(\mathfrak{s}) and ζA(s)\zeta_A^{\dagger}(\mathfrak{s}) for the ordinary and dagger multiple zeta values, respectively.

Involution compatibility conjecture. For every sI\mathfrak{s}\in\mathcal{I},

ι(ζA(s)modζA(q1)ZR)=ζA(s)modζA(q1)ZR.\iota\bigl(\zeta_A(\mathfrak{s})\bmod \zeta_A(q-1)\mathcal{Z}_R\bigr)=\zeta_A^{\dagger}(\mathfrak{s})\bmod \zeta_A(q-1)\mathcal{Z}_R.

The main theorem establishes the analogous identity for multiple polylogarithms, while this zeta-value statement is explicitly described as still open.

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Primary source

Yoshinori Mishiba, “Involution on a quotient space of multiple zeta values in positive characteristic”, arXiv:2601.00300 (2026).

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