Baruah–Begum conjecture on congruences for the smallest parts function of restricted overpartitions

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Let spt⁡‾ω(n)\overline{\operatorname{spt}}_\omega(n) denote the smallest-parts function of restricted overpartitions. For integers ℓ≥1\ell\geq1, k≥0k\geq0, and n≥0n\geq0, consider its values at the indicated arithmetic progressions. Baruah–Begum's conjecture. For any ℓ≥1\ell\geq1, k≥0k\geq0 and n≥0n\geq0,

spt⁡‾ω(52k+ℓ−1(10n+5))≡spt⁡‾ω(5ℓ−1(10n+5))(mod5ℓ),\overline{\operatorname{spt}}_\omega\left(5^{2k+\ell-1}(10n+5)\right)\equiv \overline{\operatorname{spt}}_\omega\left(5^{\ell-1}(10n+5)\right)\pmod{5^\ell},

and

spt⁡‾ω(52ℓ(10n+3))≡spt⁡‾ω(52ℓ(10n+7))≡0(mod52ℓ).\overline{\operatorname{spt}}_\omega\left(5^{2\ell}(10n+3)\right)\equiv\overline{\operatorname{spt}}_\omega\left(5^{2\ell}(10n+7)\right)\equiv0\pmod{5^{2\ell}}.

These conjectured congruence families extend congruences previously proved by Baruah and Begum modulo small powers of 55 for the restricted-overpartition smallest-parts function.

References

Primary source

Dazhao Tang, “A conjecture of Baruah and Begum on the smallest parts function of restricted overpartitions”, arXiv:2201.01642 (2022).

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