Atkin–O'Brien partition congruence conjecture for powers of 13

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Let P(N)P(N) be defined by P(N)=p(n)P(N)=p(n) when N=24n−1N=24n-1, and P(N)=0P(N)=0 if N<−1N<-1, if N≢−1(mod24)N\not\equiv -1\pmod{24}, or if NN is nonintegral. Let (ab)\left(\frac{a}{b}\right) denote the Jacobi symbol. Atkin–O'Brien partition congruence conjecture. Let α≥1\alpha\geq 1 and let p≠13p\neq 13 be a prime with p≥5p\geq 5. Then there exists a constant k=k(p,α)k=k(p,\alpha) such that, for all NN,

P(p2⋅13αN)−{k−(−3⋅13αNp)p−2}P(13αN)+p−3P(13αNp2)≡0(mod13α).P(p^2\cdot 13^\alpha N)-\left\{k-\left(\frac{-3\cdot 13^\alpha N}{p}\right)p^{-2}\right\}P(13^\alpha N)+p^{-3}P\left(\frac{13^\alpha N}{p^2}\right)\equiv 0\pmod{13^\alpha}.

The paper states that this conjecture was made by Atkin and O'Brien and proves it, so the congruence is no longer open.

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Frank Garvan and Zhumagali Shomanov, “A simple proof of the Atkin-O'Brien partition congruence conjecture for powers of 13”, arXiv:2504.10824 (2025).

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