Universal dominance conjecture for the residue class 1(modN)-1 \pmod N

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Let N3N\ge 3, and for each reduced residue class a(Z/NZ)×a\in(\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z})^\times let χ1,a\chi_{1,a} denote the character associated with the fine-structure bias of the class aa. Consider the quantity logL(1,χ1,a)\log L(1,\chi_{1,a}) over all non-principal reduced residue classes.

Universal dominance conjecture. For any modulus N3N\ge 3, the quantity logL(1,χ1,a)\log L(1,\chi_{1,a}) achieves its unique absolute minimum over all non-principal residue classes a(Z/NZ)×{1}a\in(\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z})^\times\setminus\{1\} at a1(modN)a\equiv -1\pmod N. Consequently, 1(modN)-1\pmod N exhibits the maximal fine-structure prime bias across all reduced residue classes.

The conjecture formalizes the claimed universal dominance of the residue class 1(modN)-1\pmod N in the fine-structure hierarchy: smaller values of logL(1,χ1,a)\log L(1,\chi_{1,a}) correspond to stronger prime bias. The source presents exact spectral calculations and numerical examples for several moduli, but does not establish the assertion for every N3N\ge 3.

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Shin-ya Koyama, “The Fine-Structure Hierarchy of Prime Biases and the Universal Dominance of -1 N”, arXiv:2607.28931 (2026).

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