Enumeration modulo 4 of overpartitions wherein only even parts can be overlined
Combinatorics
2024-12-25 v1 Number Theory
Abstract
In 2014, as part of a larger study of overpartitions with restrictions of the overlined parts based on residue classes, Munagi and Sellers defined as the number of overpartitions of weight wherein only even parts can be overlined. As part of that work, they used a generating function approach to prove a parity characterization for . In this note, we give a combinatorial proof of their result and extend it to a modulus 4 characterization; we provide both generating function and combinatorial proofs of this stronger result. The combinatorial arguments incorporate classical involutions of Franklin, Glaisher, and Sylvester, along with a recent involution of van Leeuwen and methods new with this work.
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@article{arxiv.2411.03077,
title = {Enumeration modulo 4 of overpartitions wherein only even parts can be overlined},
author = {Aidan Carlson and Brian Hopkins and James A. Sellers},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.03077},
year = {2024}
}
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15 pages, 8 tables, 2 figures