The leading root of the partial theta function

DOI10.1016/J.AIM.2012.01.012zbMATH Open1239.05018arXiv1106.1003OpenAlexW2000295253WikidataQ56893021 ScholiaQ56893021MaRDI QIDQ409607FDOQ409607

Alan D. Sokal

Publication date: 13 April 2012

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: I study the leading root x_0(y) of the partial theta function Theta_0(x,y) = sum_{n=0}^infty x^n y^{n(n-1)/2}, considered as a formal power series. I prove that all the coefficients of -x_0(y) are strictly positive. Indeed, I prove the stronger results that all the coefficients of -1/x_0(y) after the constant term 1 are strictly negative, and all the coefficients of 1/x_0(y)^2 after the constant term 1 are strictly negative except for the vanishing coefficient of y^3.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.1003

zbMATH Keywords

formal power series\(q\)-seriesimplicit function theorempartial theta functionrootRogers-Ramanujan function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact enumeration problems, generating functions (05A15) Combinatorial identities, bijective combinatorics (05A19) (q)-calculus and related topics (05A30) Enumeration in graph theory (05C30) Entire functions of one complex variable (general theory) (30D20) Combinatorial inequalities (05A20) Binomial coefficients; factorials; (q)-identities (11B65) Basic hypergeometric functions in one variable, ({}_rphi_s) (33D15) Partition identities; identities of Rogers-Ramanujan type (11P84) Bibasic functions and multiple bases (33D65)

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