Congruences for two-color partitions with odd smallest part
Number Theory
2026-03-10 v2
Abstract
For a fixed positive integer , let denote the number of two-color partitions of with odd smallest part and restrictions on even parts, and let be its generating function. We show that and obtain congruences modulo and for when . Using -series methods we derive closed formulas for in terms of eta-quotients and formulate Ramanujan-type congruences for the limiting sequence arising from .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2410.14190,
title = {Congruences for two-color partitions with odd smallest part},
author = {George E. Andrews and Mohamed El Bachraoui},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.14190},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
20 pages, submitted. This a replacement for the earlier version ''On two color partitions with odd smallest part"