The dimension conjecture for finite multiple zeta values

Let wNw\in\mathbb{N}, and let dwd_w be the dimension of the Q\mathbb{Q}-vector space generated by finite multiple zeta values (FMZVs) of weight ww.

Dimension conjecture. The sequence (dw)w=0(d_w)_{w=0}^{\infty} satisfies

\ndw={0(w{1,2}),1(w{0,3}),\dw2+dw3(w>3).\nd_w=\begin{cases}0 & (w\in\{1,2\}),\\1 & (w\in\{0,3\}),\d_{w-2}+d_{w-3} & (w>3).\end{cases}

Finite multiple zeta values are finite analogues of multiple zeta values, and the conjecture predicts the dimensions of the spaces they generate at each weight. The source presents it as a principal conjecture in the study of the non-triviality and structure of finite multiple zeta values.

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Primary source

Tomoki Mihara, “Bounded Additive Relation and Application to Finite Multiple Zeta Values”, arXiv:2603.14842 (2026).

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