Ihara–Kaneko–Zagier conjecture on algebraic relations among multiple zeta values

Let Z\mathcal{Z} be the algebra of multiple zeta values, and let Q⟨X⟩\mathbb{Q}\langle X\rangle and Q⟨Y⟩\mathbb{Q}\langle Y\rangle be the non-commutative free algebras on X={x0,x1}X=\{x_0,x_1\} and Y={y1,y2,…}Y=\{y_1,y_2,\ldots\}, respectively, equipped with the shuffle product \shuffle\shuffle and stuffle product ∗\ast. The extended maps to Z\mathcal{Z} send x0x_0 and x1x_1 to 00, and y1y_1 to 00.

Ihara–Kaneko–Zagier conjecture. All algebraic relations in the algebra Z\mathcal{Z} are obtained from the comparison of the extended maps

(Q⟨X⟩,\shuffle)→Z(\mathbb{Q}\langle X\rangle,\shuffle)\to\mathcal{Z}

and

(Q⟨Y⟩,∗)→Z(\mathbb{Q}\langle Y\rangle,\ast)\to\mathcal{Z}

via the regularization map from the cited theorem.

This is a central open problem concerning whether shuffle and stuffle relations, together with regularization, generate all algebraic relations among multiple zeta values.

References

Primary source

Annika Burmester and Khalef Yaddaden, “A stabilizer interpretation of the (extended) linearized double shuffle Lie algebra”, arXiv:2603.05038 (2026).

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