The product-formula conjecture for the quasi-eigenfunction at α=−t1/2\alpha=-t^{1/2} and α=t\alpha=t

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Let F(α)F(\alpha) be the quasi-eigenfunction in the homogeneous specialization s1=⋯=sn=1s_1=\cdots=s_n=1, and let (a;q)∞(a;q)_\infty denote the qq-shifted factorial. Define ∏1≤i<j≤nstep 2fij=f13f15⋯f24f26⋯\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq n\atop\mathrm{step}\ 2}f_{ij}=f_{13}f_{15}\cdots f_{24}f_{26}\cdots.

Product-formula conjecture. The following identities hold:

F(−t1/2)=∏1≤i<j≤n(1−ζj/ζi)(−qt−1/2ζj/ζi;q)∞(−t1/2ζj/ζi;q)∞,F(-t^{1/2})=\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq n}(1-\zeta_j/\zeta_i)\frac{(-qt^{-1/2}\zeta_j/\zeta_i;q)_\infty}{(-t^{1/2}\zeta_j/\zeta_i;q)_\infty}, F(t)=∏1≤i<j≤nstep 2(1−ζj/ζi)(qt−1ζj/ζi;q)∞(tζj/ζi;q)∞.F(t)=\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq n\atop\mathrm{step}\ 2}(1-\zeta_j/\zeta_i)\frac{(qt^{-1}\zeta_j/\zeta_i;q)_\infty}{(t\zeta_j/\zeta_i;q)_\infty}.

The identities are verified for n=3n=3 under the conjectural formula for F(α)F(\alpha) and checked using partial n=4n=4 data. Their validity for general nn is left open.

References

Primary source

Jun'ichi Shiraishi, “A Commutative Family of Integral Transformations and Basic Hypergeometric Series. II. Eigenfunctions and Quasi-Eigenfunctions”, arXiv:math/0502228 (2005).

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