A conjecture of Han on 3-cores and modular forms

DOI10.3390/MATH2040232MaRDI QIDQ486030zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Amanda Clemm

Publication date 14 January 2015

Published in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.7219

zbMATH Keywords

hook lengthmodular formpartition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of partitions of integers (05A17) (q)-calculus and related topics (05A30) Combinatorial aspects of representation theory (05E10) Quadratic and bilinear Diophantine equations (11D09) Holomorphic modular forms of integral weight (11F11)

Abstract: In his study of Nekrasov-Okounkov type formulas on "partition theoretic" expressions for families of infinite products, Han discovered seemingly unrelated $q$-series that are supported on precisely the same terms as these infinite products. In earlier work with Ono, Han proved one instance of this occurrence that exhibited a relation between numbers $a(n)$ that are given in terms of hook lengths of partitions, with numbers $b(n)$ that equal the number of 3-core partitions of $n$. Recently Han revisited the $q$-series with coefficients $a(n)$ and $b(n)$, and numerically found a third $q$-series whose coefficients appear to be supported on the same terms. Here we prove Han's Conjecture about this third series by proving a general theorem about this phenomenon.

Review text

Summary: In his study of Nekrasov-Okounkov type formulas on ``partition theoretic expressions for families of infinite products, Han discovered seemingly unrelated \(q\)-series that are supported on precisely the same terms as these infinite products. In collaboration with Ono, Han [\textit{G. N. Han} and \textit{K. Ono}, Ann. Comb. 15, No. 2, 305--312 (2011; Zbl 1233.05030)] proved one instance of this occurrence that exhibited a relation between the numbers \(a(n)\) that are given in terms of hook lengths of partitions, with the numbers \(b(n)\) that equal the number of 3-core partitions of \(n\). Recently Han revisited the \(q\)-series with coefficients \(a(n)\) and \(b(n)\), and numerically found a third \(q\)-series whose coefficients appear to be supported on the same terms. Here we prove Han's conjecture about this third series by proving a general theorem about this phenomenon.

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