Nonvanishing conjecture for distinct multiple zeta-star values

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Let ss satisfy Re(s)>1\operatorname{Re}(s)>1, and let (k1,,kp)(k_1,\ldots,k_p) and (l1,,lq)(l_1,\ldots,l_q) be distinct finite sequences of positive integers. Write Hs(k1,,kp)H_s^\star(k_1,\ldots,k_p) for the corresponding multiple zeta-star value. Nonvanishing conjecture. For (k1,,kp)(l1,,lq)(k_1,\ldots,k_p)\neq(l_1,\ldots,l_q), one has

Hs(k1,,kp)Hs(l1,,lq)0.H_s^\star(k_1,\ldots,k_p)-H_s^\star(l_1,\ldots,l_q)\neq 0.

This asserts that distinct finite sequences give distinct multiple zeta-star values in the half-plane Re(s)>1\operatorname{Re}(s)>1. If true, it would provide uniqueness for the finite zeta-star correspondence and support the broader program of encoding sequences by these values; the supplied context does not state that it has been proved or disproved.

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Primary source

Jiangtao Li, “Divided differences and complex variations of multiple zeta-star values”, arXiv:2606.16627 (2026).

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