The Pfaffian product conjecture for the quasi-eigenfunction at α=q1/2t1/2\alpha=q^{1/2}t^{1/2}

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Let F(α)F(\alpha) be the homogeneous quasi-eigenfunction in nn variables, and let nn be a positive even integer.

Pfaffian product conjecture. At α=q1/2t1/2\alpha=q^{1/2}t^{1/2},

F(q1/2t1/2)=Pfaffian⁡(1−ζj2/ζi2(1−q−1/2t1/2ζj/ζi)(1−q1/2t−1/2ζj/ζi))1≤i,j≤n∏1≤i<j≤n(q1/2t−1/2ζj/ζi;q)∞(q1/2t1/2ζj/ζi;q)∞.F(q^{1/2}t^{1/2})=\operatorname{Pfaffian}\left(\frac{1-\zeta_j^2/\zeta_i^2}{(1-q^{-1/2}t^{1/2}\zeta_j/\zeta_i)(1-q^{1/2}t^{-1/2}\zeta_j/\zeta_i)}\right)_{1\leq i,j\leq n} \prod_{1\leq i<j\leq n}\frac{(q^{1/2}t^{-1/2}\zeta_j/\zeta_i;q)_\infty}{(q^{1/2}t^{1/2}\zeta_j/\zeta_i;q)_\infty}.

For odd nn, the formula is obtained by taking the limit ζn→0\zeta_n\to0.

The formula is presented as an observed factorization and is supported by the low-rank calculations in the paper. General validity is conjectural.

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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