Binomial generating-series conjecture for orthogonal vector spaces

In the orthogonal vector-space situation, let (xn)\binom{x}{n} denote the generalized binomial coefficient, let Dn\boldsymbol{D}_n and Bn\boldsymbol{B}_n denote the corresponding Dynkin types, and let χJdsd\frac{\chi}{\mathrm{J}}^{\mathrm{sd}}_d and DTdsd\mathrm{DT}^{\mathrm{sd}}_d be the numerical self-dual invariants. Binomial generating-series conjecture. For every integer n0n\geqslant 0,

χJ2nsd=(1/4n),DT2nsd=(1)n(1/4n),\frac{\chi}{\mathrm{J}}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{2n}=\binom{1/4}{n},\qquad \mathrm{DT}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{2n}=(-1)^n\binom{1/4}{n}, χJ2n+1sd=(1/4n),DT2n+1sd=(1)n(1/4n).\frac{\chi}{\mathrm{J}}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{2n+1}=\binom{-1/4}{n},\qquad \mathrm{DT}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{2n+1}=(-1)^n\binom{-1/4}{n}.

Equivalently,

n=0χJDnsdqn=(1+q)1/4,n=0DTDnsdqn=(1q)1/4,\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{\chi}{\mathrm{J}}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{\boldsymbol{D}_n}q^n=(1+q)^{1/4},\qquad \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\mathrm{DT}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{\boldsymbol{D}_n}q^n=(1-q)^{1/4}, n=0χJBnsdqn=(1+q)1/4,n=0DTBnsdqn=(1q)1/4.\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{\chi}{\mathrm{J}}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{\boldsymbol{B}_n}q^n=(1+q)^{-1/4},\qquad \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\mathrm{DT}^{\mathrm{sd}}_{\boldsymbol{B}_n}q^n=(1-q)^{-1/4}.

These formulas extend the observed numerical pattern for orthogonal vector spaces; their status is not resolved in the supplied source.

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Primary source

Chenjing Bu, “Enumerative invariants in self-dual categories. I. Motivic invariants”, arXiv:2302.00038 (2025).

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