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Ramanujan's theta functions and linear combinations of three triangular numbers

Number Theory 2018-12-12 v2 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

Let Z\Bbb Z be the set of integers. For positive integers a,b,ca,b,c and nn let N(a,b,c;n)N(a,b,c;n) be the number of representations of nn by ax2+by2+cz2ax^2+by^2+cz^2, and let t(a,b,c;n)t(a,b,c;n) be the number of representations of nn by ax(x+1)/2+by(y+1)/2+cz(z+1)/2ax(x+1)/2+by(y+1)/2+cz(z+1)/2 (x,y,zZ)(x,y,z\in\Bbb Z). In this paper, by using Ramanujan's theta functions φ(q)\varphi(q) and ψ(q)\psi(q) we reveal the relation between t(2,3,3;n)t(2,3,3;n) and N(1,3,3;n+1)N(1,3,3;n+1), and the relation between t(1,1,6;n)t(1,1,6;n) and N(1,1,3;n+1)N(1,1,3;n+1). We also obtain formulas for t(a,3a,4b;n),t(a,3a,4b;n), t(a,7a,4b;n),t(3a,5a,4b;n)t(a,7a,4b;n),t(3a,5a,4b;n) and t(a,15a,4b;n)t(a,15a,4b;n) under certain congruence conditions, where aa and bb are positive odd integers. In addition, we pose many conjectures on t(a,b,c;n)t(a,b,c;n) for some special values of (a,b,c)(a,b,c).

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@article{arxiv.1812.03820,
  title  = {Ramanujan's theta functions and linear combinations of three triangular numbers},
  author = {Zhi-Hong Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.03820},
  year   = {2018}
}

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26 pages

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