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An iterative-bijective approach to generalizations of Schur's theorem

Combinatorics 2007-09-11 v2

Abstract

We start with a bijective proof of Schur's theorem due to Alladi and Gordon and describe how a particular iteration of it leads to some very general theorems on colored partitions. These theorems imply a number of important results, including Schur's theorem, Bressoud's generalization of a theorem of G\"ollnitz, two of Andrews' generalizations of Schur's theorem, and the Andrews-Olsson identities.

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@article{arxiv.math/0404508,
  title  = {An iterative-bijective approach to generalizations of Schur's theorem},
  author = {Sylvie Corteel and Jeremy Lovejoy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0404508},
  year   = {2007}
}

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16 pages