Rank deviations for overpartitions

MaRDI QIDQ6442920zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Jeremy Lovejoy, Robert Osburn

Publication date 7 July 2023

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of partitions of integers (05A17) Holomorphic modular forms of integral weight (11F11) Theta series; Weil representation; theta correspondences (11F27) Forms of half-integer weight; nonholomorphic modular forms (11F37) Partitions; congruences and congruential restrictions (11P83)

Abstract: We prove general fomulas for the deviations of two overpartition ranks from the average, namely �egin{equation*} overline{D}(a, M) := sum_{n geq 0} Bigl( overline{N}(a, M, n) - frac{overline{p}(n)}{M} Bigr) q^n end{equation*} and �egin{equation*} overline{D}_{2}(a,M) := sum_{n geq 0} Bigl( overline{N}_{2}(a, M, n) - frac{overline{p}(n)}{M} Bigr) q^n end{equation*} where $overlineN(a,M,n)$ denotes the number of overpartitions of $n$ with rank congruent to $a$ modulo $M$, $overline{N}_2(a,M,n)$ is the number of overpartitions of $n$ with $M_2$-rank congruent to $a$ modulo $M$ and $overlinep(n)$ is the number of overpartitions of $n$. These formulas are in terms of Appell-Lerch series and sums of quotients of theta functions and can be used, among other things, to recover any of the numerous overpartition rank difference identities in the literature. We give examples for $M=3$ and $6$.

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