Dissecting the Stanley partition function

DOI10.1016/J.JCTA.2005.03.001zbMATH Open1142.05001arXivmath/0409480OpenAlexW2052313090MaRDI QIDQ2575807FDOQ2575807

Alexander Berkovich, Frank G. Garvan

Publication date: 6 December 2005

Published in: Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let p(n) denote the number of unrestricted partitions of n. For i=0, 2, let p[i](n) denote the number of partitions pi of n such that O(pi) - O(pi') = i mod 4. Here O(pi) denotes the number of odd parts of the partition pi and pi' is the conjugate of pi. R. Stanley [13], [14] derived an infinite product representation for the generating function of p[0](n)-p[2](n). Recently, Holly Swisher[15] employed the circle method to show that limit[n->oo] p[0](n)/p(n) = 1/2 (i) and that for sufficiently large n 2 p[0](n) > p(n), if n=0,1 mod 4, 2 p[0](n) < p(n), otherwise. (ii) In this paper we study even/odd dissection of the Stanley product, and show how to use it to prove (i) and (ii) with no restriction on n. Moreover, we establish the following new result |p[0](2n) - p[2](2n)| > |p[0](2n+1) - p[2](2n+1)|, n>0. Two proofs of this surprising inequality are given. The first one uses the Gollnitz-Gordon partition theorem. The second one is an immediate corollary of a new partition inequality, which we prove in a combinatorial manner. Our methods are elementary. We use only Jacobi's triple product identity and some naive upper bound estimates.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0409480

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zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic formulasgenerating functionspartition inequalitiesupper boundseven/odd dissectionStanley partitions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of partitions of integers (05A17) (q)-calculus and related topics (05A30) Combinatorial inequalities (05A20)

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Uses Software

• StanBij.mws

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