SHIFTED AND SHIFTLESS PARTITION IDENTITIES II

DOI10.1142/S1793042107000808zbMATH Open1125.11057arXivmath/0605317MaRDI QIDQ3435261FDOQ3435261

Authors: Hamza Yesilyurt, Frank G. Garvan 

Publication date: 25 April 2007

Published in: International Journal of Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let S and T be sets of positive integers and let a be a fixed positive integer. An a-shifted partition identity has the form p(S,n)=p(T,n-a), for all n greater or equal to a. Here p(S,n) is the number partitions of n whose parts are elements of S. For all known nontrivial shifted partition identities, the sets S and T are unions of arithmetic progressions modulo M for some M. In 1987, Andrews found two 1-shifted examples (M=32, 40) and asked whether there were any more. In 1989, Kalvade responded with a further six. In 2000, the first author found 59 new 1-shifted identities using a computer search and showed how these could be proved using the theory of modular functions. Modular transformation of certain shifted identities leads to shiftless partition identities. Again let a be a fixed positive integer, and S, T be distinct sets of positive integers. A shiftless partition identity has the form p(S,n)=p(T,n), for all n not equal to a. In this paper, we show, except in one case, how all known 1-shifted and shiftless identities follow from a four parameter theta function identity due to Jacobi. New shifted and shiftless partition identities are proved.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0605317

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zbMATH Keywords

partitionstheta functionsshifted partition identities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of partitions of integers (05A17) Partitions; congruences and congruential restrictions (11P83)

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• Further Problems on Partitions
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