SHIFTED AND SHIFTLESS PARTITION IDENTITIES II

DOI10.1142/S1793042107000808MaRDI QIDQ3435261zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Hamza Yesilyurt, Frank G. Garvan

Publication date 25 April 2007

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

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

zbMATH Keywords

partitionstheta functionsshifted partition identities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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.

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