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Let $p(n)$ denote the partition function. In this paper our main goal is to derive an asymptotic expansion up to order $N$ (for any fixed positive integer $N$) along with estimates for error bounds for the shifted quotient of the partition…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-12-04 Koustav Banerjee , Peter Paule , Cristian-Silviu Radu , Carsten Schneider

A vector partition function is the number of ways to write a vector as a non-negative integer-coefficient sum of the elements of a finite set of vectors $\Delta$. We present a new algorithm for computing closed-form formulas for vector…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2024-11-12 Todor Milev

For rational $\alpha$, the fractional partition functions $p_\alpha(n)$ are given by the coefficients of the generating function $(q;q)^\alpha_\infty$. When $\alpha=-1$, one obtains the usual partition function. Congruences of the form…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-07-17 Erin Bevilacqua , Kapil Chandran , Yunseo Choi

The famous partition theorem of Euler states that partitions of $n$ into distinct parts are equinumerous with partitions of $n$ into odd parts. Another famous partition theorem due to MacMahon states that the number of partitions of $n$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-10-16 Shi-Chao Chen

A classical method for partition generating functions is developed into a tool with wide applications. New expansions of well-known theorems are derived, and new results for partitions with n copies of n are presented.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-08-17 George E. Andrews

We investigate the possibilities to calculate vector partition functions by means of iterated partial fraction decomposition, as suggested by Beck (2004). Particularly, for an important type of families of rational functions, we describe an…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-12-08 Thomas Bliem

In this paper we establish a new formula for the arithmetic functions that verify $ f(n) = \sum_{d|n} g(d)$ where $g$ is also an arithmetic function. We prove the following identity, $$\forall n \in \mathbb{N}^*, \ \ \ f(n) = \sum_{k=1}^n…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2020-09-15 Jason Akoun

In a recent paper (Tran et al., Ann.Phys.311(2004)204), some asymptotic number theoretical results on the partitioning of an integer were derived exploiting its connection to the quantum density of states of a many-particle system. We…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 C. S. Srivatsan , M. V. N. Murthy , R. K. Bhaduri

We obtain estimates for the number $p_d(n)$ of $(d-1)$-dimensional integer partitions of a number $n$. It is known that the two-sided inequality $C_1(d)n^{1-1/d}<\log p_d(n)< C_2(d)n^{1-1/d}$ is always true and that $C_1(d)>1$ whenever…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-05-14 Kristina Oganesyan

The Dyson rank of an integer partition is the difference between its largest part and the number of parts it contains. Using Fine-Dyson symmetry, we give formulas for the number of partitions of n with rank larger than n/2, and we prove…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-03-20 Colin Alberts , Olivia Beckwith , Irfan Demetoglu , Robert Dicks , John H. Smith , Jasmine Wang

Recently, Merca and Schmidt found some decompositions for the partition function $p(n)$ in terms of the classical M\"{o}bius function as well as Euler's totient. In this paper, we define a counting function $T_k^r(m)$ on the set of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Subhajit Bandyopadhyay , Nayandeep Deka Baruah

For a fixed integer $k$, we define the multiplicative function \[D_{k,\omega}(n) := \frac{d(n)}{k^{\omega(n)}}, \]where $d(n)$ is the divisor function and $\omega (n)$ is the number of distinct prime divisors of $n$. The main purpose of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Meselem Karras

A set partition is said to be $(k,d)$-noncrossing if it avoids the pattern $12... k12... d$. We find an explicit formula for the ordinary generating function of the number of $(k,d)$-noncrossing partitions of $\{1,2,...,n\}$ when $d=1,2$.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2008-08-11 Toufik Mansour , Simone Severini

The purpose of this note is to introduce a new approach to the study of one of the most basic and seemingly intractable problems in partition theory, namely the conjecture that the partition function $p(n)$ is equidistributed modulo 2. Our…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-08-28 Samuel D. Judge , William J. Keith , Fabrizio Zanello

A large-scale experiment was conducted to find formulas relating to the base $e^\pi$. The numbers in this base are $$x = \sum_{n=0}^\infty {a(n)\over e^{\pi n}}$$ where $a(n)$ is taken from the OEIS catalog. These experiments were inspired…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-22 Simon Plouffe

The main aim of this paper is twofold: (1) Suggesting a statistical mechanical approach to the calculation of the generating function of restricted integer partition functions which count the number of partitions --- a way of writing an…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-08-10 Chi-Chun Zhou , Wu-Sheng Dai

One of the most basic results concerning the number-theoretic properties of the partition function $p(n)$ is that $p(n)$ takes each value of parity infinitely often. This statement was first proved by Kolberg in 1959, and it was…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-01-14 Daniel C. McDonald

We prove an upper bound for the exponential sum associated to a localized $k-$divisor function, i.e., the counting function of the number of ways to write a positive integer $n$ as a product of $k\ge 2$ positive integers, each of them…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-04-25 Giovanni Coppola , Maurizio Laporta

Motivated by a partition inequality of Bessenrodt and Ono, we obtain analogous inequalities for $k$-colored partition functions $p_{-k}(n)$ for all $k\geq2$. This enables us to extend the $k$-colored partition function multiplicatively to a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-12-21 Shane Chern , Shishuo Fu , Dazhao Tang

We present a method of computing the generating function $f_P(\x)$ of $P$-partitions of a poset $P$. The idea is to introduce two kinds of transformations on posets and compute $f_P(\x)$ by recursively applying these transformations. As an…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-11-26 Daniel K. Du , Qing-Hu Hou