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Hecke-type congruences for two smallest parts functions

Number Theory 2014-03-07 v1

Abstract

We prove infinitely many congruences modulo 3, 5, and powers of 2 for the overpartition function pˉ(n)\bar{p}(n) and two smallest parts functions: spt1ˉ(n)\bar{\operatorname{spt1}}(n) for overpartitions and M2spt(n)\operatorname{M2spt}(n) for partitions without repeated odd parts. These resemble the Hecke-type congruences found by Atkin for the partition function p(n)p(n) in 1966 and Garvan for the smallest parts function spt(n)\operatorname{spt}(n) in 2010. The proofs depend on congruences between the generating functions for pˉ(n)\bar{p}(n), spt1ˉ(n),\bar{\operatorname{spt1}}(n), and M2spt(n)\operatorname{M2spt}(n) and eigenforms for the half-integral weight Hecke operator T(2)T(\ell^{2}).

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@article{arxiv.1209.4009,
  title  = {Hecke-type congruences for two smallest parts functions},
  author = {Nickolas Andersen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.4009},
  year   = {2014}
}
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