The Kaneko–Zagier conjecture relating finite and symmetric multiple zeta values

Let ZA\mathcal{Z}_{\mathcal{A}} be the Q\mathbb{Q}-vector subspace of the finite adèlic algebra generated by finite multiple zeta values, and let Z/ζ(2)Z\mathcal{Z}/\zeta(2)\mathcal{Z} be the quotient of the space of multiple zeta values by the ideal generated by ζ(2)\zeta(2). For an index \mathdsk\mathds{k}, write ζA(\mathdsk)\zeta_{\mathcal{A}}(\mathds{k}) for its finite multiple zeta value and ζS(\mathdsk)\zeta_S(\mathds{k}) for its symmetric multiple zeta value.

Kaneko–Zagier conjecture. There exists an isomorphism

ZAZ/ζ(2)Z,ζA(\mathdsk)ζS(\mathdsk).\mathcal{Z}_{\mathcal{A}} \cong \mathcal{Z}/\zeta(2)\mathcal{Z},\qquad \zeta_{\mathcal{A}}(\mathds{k})\mapsto\zeta_S(\mathds{k}).

This is a central conjecture connecting finite and symmetric multiple zeta values; its status is not established by the supplied source.

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Primary source

Katsumi Kina, “An Explicit Expression for MZVs in Terms of Symmetric MZVs”, arXiv:2607.05795 (2026).

Additional references

12 papers in this index state this conjecture (2014–2026). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2604.03618, arXiv:2012.07067, arXiv:2009.04112, arXiv:2001.10694, arXiv:2001.01855, arXiv:1707.05008, arXiv:1611.01921, arXiv:1601.01159, arXiv:1601.01161, arXiv:1512.05953, arXiv:1412.5099.

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