The coefficient-ratio conjecture for eta-derivative polynomials

Let El,m,N,n(a)E_{l,m,N,n}(a) denote the coefficient of yny^n in the polynomial El,m,N(a,y)E_{l,m,N}(a,y) defined by

El,m,N(a,y)=El,m,N,d(a)yd++El,m,N,0(a).E_{l,m,N}(a,y)=E_{l,m,N,d}(a)y^d+\cdots+E_{l,m,N,0}(a).

The coefficient-ratio conjecture. Except for countably many values of aa, for every positive integer ll, non-negative integer mm, and integer nn satisfying 0<nm+10<n\leq m+1,

nm2nEl,m,N,n1(a)El,m,N,n(a)ηl+m(a)\frac{n-m-2}{n}\frac{E_{l,m,N,n-1}(a)}{E_{l,m,N,n}(a)}\longrightarrow\eta^{\langle l+m\rangle}(a)

as NN\to\infty.

This is a coefficient-level consequence of the proposed concentration of the roots of El,m,N(a,y)E_{l,m,N}(a,y) and is presented with numerical support, but remains unproved.

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Primary source

Yuri Matiyasevich, “In Search of Approximate Polynomial Dependencies Among the Derivatives of the Alternating Zeta Function”, arXiv:2602.03408 (2026).

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