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Identities involving the number of missing integers in partitions - combinatorial proofs

Combinatorics 2026-07-31 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

A missing integer in a partition λ\lambda is a positive integer less than the largest part of λ\lambda that does not appear as a part in λ\lambda. In the recent paper On the number of missing integers in partitions, Bhoria, Eyyunni, and Santra examined the number of partitions (overpartitions) of nn with a fixed number of missing integers and established generating functions, identities, and congruences for them. In this article, we provide combinatorial proofs for several of their results.

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@article{arxiv.2608.00278,
  title  = {Identities involving the number of missing integers in partitions - combinatorial proofs},
  author = {Joselyne Aniceto and Cristina Ballantine},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.00278},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages