Identities, inequalities and congruences for odd ranks and \(k\)-marked odd Durfee symbols (Q2070079)

\textit{G. E. Andrews} [Invent. Math. 169, No. 1, 37--73 (2007; Zbl 1214.11116)] introduced the odd rank of odd Durfee symbols. Let \(N^0(m, n)\) denote the number of odd Durfee symbols of \(n\) with odd rank \(m\), and \(N^0(r, m; n)\) be the number of odd Durfee symbols of n with odd rank congruent to r modulo m. In this paper, the generating functions is given of odd Durfee symbols of n with odd rank congruent to r modulo m for \(m=12\) by utilizing some identities involving Appell-Lerch sums and a universal mock theta function. Based on these formulas, they determine the signs of \(N^0(r, 12; 4n + t) -N^0(s, 12; 4n + t)\) for all \(0\leq r, s\leq 6\) and \(0\leq t\leq 3\).