English

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 d2(n)d_2(n) as the number of overpartitions of weight nn wherein only even parts can be overlined. As part of that work, they used a generating function approach to prove a parity characterization for d2(n)d_2(n). 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