Ballantine–Beck–Feigon–Maurischat's ternary-partition evaluation conjecture

Let numT(n,x)\operatorname{num}_{\mathcal T}(n,x) denote the numerator associated with partitions into powers of 33, and let v3(M)v_3(M) be the exponent of 33 in the positive integer MM. Define s(n):numT(n,1)s(n)\coloneq\operatorname{num}_{\mathcal T}(n,-1) for n1n\geq 1. Ballantine–Beck–Feigon–Maurischat's ternary-partition evaluation conjecture. We have s(1)=s(2)=1s(1)=s(2)=1, and for every n1n\geq 1,

s(3n)=s(3n+1)=s(3n+2)=3v3((3n)!).s(3n)=s(3n+1)=s(3n+2)=3^{v_3((3n)!)}.

This is a conjectured evaluation of ternary-partition numerators at x=1x=-1; its resolution is not specified in the supplied text.

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Evan Chen, Ken Ono and Jujian Zhang, “Reciprocals of Partition Polynomials”, arXiv:2605.21718 (2026).

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