Shifted distinct-part partition identities in arithmetic progressions

DOI10.1007/S00026-017-0360-2zbMATH Open1432.11144arXiv1507.07943OpenAlexW2963998343MaRDI QIDQ1682609FDOQ1682609

Authors: Ethan Alwaise, Robert Dicks, Jason Friedman, Lianyan Gu, Zach Harner, Madeline Locus, Ian Wagner, Josh Weinstock, Hannah Larson 

Publication date: 30 November 2017

Published in: Annals of Combinatorics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The partition function $p(n)$, which counts the number of partitions of a positive integer $n$, is widely studied. Here, we study partition functions $p_S(n)$ that count partitions of $n$ into distinct parts satisfying certain congruence conditions. A shifted partition identity is an identity of the form $p_{S_1}(n-H)=p_{S_2}(n)$ for all $n$ in some arithmetic progression. Several identities of this type have been discovered, including two infinite families found by Alladi. In this paper, we use the theory of modular functions to determine the necessary and sufficient conditions for such an identity to exist. In addition, for two specific cases, we extend Alladi's theorem to other arithmetic progressions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.07943

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zbMATH Keywords

partitionscongruencesmodular forms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Congruences for modular and (p)-adic modular forms (11F33) Partitions; congruences and congruential restrictions (11P83)

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