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Generating function for K-restricted jagged partitions

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v3 Combinatorics math.MP

Abstract

We present a natural extension of Andrews' multiple sums counting partitions with difference 2 at distance k1k-1, by deriving the generating function for KK-restricted jagged partitions. A jagged partition is a collection of non-negative integers (n1,n2,...,nm)(n_1,n_2,..., n_m) with nm1n_m\geq 1 subject to the weakly decreasing conditions nini+11n_i\geq n_{i+1}-1 and nini+2n_i\geq n_{i+2}. The KK-restriction refers to the following additional conditions: nini+K1+1n_i \geq n_{i+K-1} +1 or ni=ni+11=ni+K2+1=ni+K1 n_i = n_{i+1}-1 = n_{i+K-2}+1= n_{i+K-1}. The corresponding generalization of the Rogers-Ramunjan identities is displayed, together with a novel combinatorial interpretation.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0305055,
  title  = {Generating function for K-restricted jagged partitions},
  author = {J. -F. Fortin and P. Jacob and P. Mathieu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0305055},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

latex, 13 pages; minor modifications and one more section (6) added