On the positive moments of ranks of partitions (Q405112)

Summary: By introducing \(k\)-marked Durfee symbols, \textit{G. E. Andrews} [Invent. Math. 169, No. 1, 37--73 (2007; Zbl 1214.11116)] found a combinatorial interpretation of the \(2k\)-th symmetrized moment \(\eta_{2k}(n)\) of ranks of partitions of \(n\) in terms of \((k+1)\)-marked Durfee symbols of \(n\). In this paper, we consider the \(k\)-th symmetrized positive moment \(\bar{\eta}_k(n)\) of ranks of partitions of \(n\) which is defined as the truncated sum over positive ranks of partitions of \(n\). As combinatorial interpretations of \(\bar{\eta}_{2k}(n)\) and \(\bar{\eta}_{2k-1}(n)\), we show that for given \(k\) and \(i\) with \(1\leq i\leq k+1\), \(\bar{\eta}_{2k-1}(n)\) equals the number of \((k+1)\)-marked Durfee symbols of \(n\) with the \(i\)-th rank being zero and \(\bar{\eta}_{2k}(n)\) equals the number of \((k+1)\)-marked Durfee symbols of \(n\) with the \(i\)-th rank being positive. The interpretations of \(\bar{\eta}_{2k-1}(n)\) and \(\bar{\eta}_{2k}(n)\) are independent of \(i\), and they imply the interpretation of \(\eta_{2k}(n)\) given by Andrews since \(\eta_{2k}(n)\) equals \(\bar{\eta}_{2k-1}(n)\) plus twice of \(\bar{\eta}_{2k}(n)\). Moreover, we obtain the generating functions for \(\bar{\eta}_{2k}(n)\) and \(\bar{\eta}_{2k-1}(n)\).