Hurwitz's linearity conjecture for class-number sums modulo 5

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For a prime pp, integers aa and ne0n e 0, define

Ha,p(n):=∑∣m∣≤2nm≡a(modp)H(4n−m2).H_{a,p}(n):=\sum_{\substack{|m|\leq 2\sqrt{n}\\ m\equiv a\pmod{p}}} H\left(4n-m^2\right).

Hurwitz's conjecture. For every a,L∈Za,L\in\mathbb{Z}, there exist constants c1,c2∈Qc_1,c_2\in\mathbb{Q}, given explicitly by the following cases, such that for every prime ℓ≡L(mod5)\ell\equiv L\pmod{5},

Ha,5(ℓ)={ℓ+12if a≡0(mod5), and ℓ≡1(mod5),fracℓ+13if a≡0(mod5), and ℓ≡2,3(mod5),fracℓ+13if a≡±1(mod5), and ℓ≡1,2(mod5),frac5ℓ+512if a≡±1(mod5), and ℓ≡4(mod5),frac5ℓ−712if a≡±2(mod5), and ℓ≡1(mod5),fracℓ+13if a≡±2(mod5), and ℓ≡3,4(mod5).H_{a,5}(\ell)=\begin{cases}\frac{\ell+1}{2}&\text{if }a\equiv 0\pmod{5},\text{ and } \ell \equiv 1\pmod{5},\\frac{\ell+1}{3}&\text{if }a\equiv 0\pmod{5},\text{ and } \ell \equiv 2,3\pmod{5},\\frac{\ell+1}{3}&\text{if }a\equiv \pm 1\pmod{5},\text{ and } \ell \equiv 1,2\pmod{5},\\frac{5\ell+5}{12}&\text{if }a\equiv \pm 1\pmod{5},\text{ and } \ell \equiv 4\pmod{5},\\frac{5\ell-7}{12}&\text{if }a\equiv \pm 2\pmod{5},\text{ and } \ell \equiv 1\pmod{5},\\frac{\ell+1}{3}&\text{if }a\equiv \pm 2\pmod{5},\text{ and } \ell \equiv 3,4\pmod{5}.\end{cases}

The paper proves this conjecture using identities for mixed mock modular forms, so it is solved.

References

Primary source

Kathrin Bringmann and Ben Kane, “Sums of class numbers and mixed mock modular forms”, arXiv:1305.0112 (2013).

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