Franklin's argument proves an identity of Zagier (Q1585655)

From MaRDI portal
Revision as of 19:37, 18 April 2024 by Importer (talk | contribs) (‎Changed an Item)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Franklin's argument proves an identity of Zagier
scientific article

    Statements

    Franklin's argument proves an identity of Zagier (English)
    0 references
    30 November 2000
    0 references
    The following remarkable identity of D. Zagier (to appear in Topology) \[ \sum^\infty_{n= 0} [(q)_\infty- (q)_n]= (q)_\infty \sum^\infty_{k= 1}{q^k\over 1- q^k}+ \sum^\infty_{r= 1}(-1)^r [(3r- 1) q^{r(3r- 1)/2}+ 3rq^{r(3r+ 1)/2}] \] is proved by a slight modification of Franklin's well-known involution proof of Euler's pentagonal number theorem.
    0 references
    partitions of integers
    0 references
    Franklin's involution
    0 references
    0 references

    Identifiers