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Motivated by a recent paper of Straub, we study the distribution of integer partitions according to the length of their largest hook, instead of the usual statistic, namely the size of the partitions. We refine Straub's analogue of Euler's…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-04-15 Shishuo Fu , Dazhao Tang

A partition of $n$ is $l$-regular if none of its parts is divisible by $l$. Let $b_l(n)$ denote the number of $l$-regular partitions of $n$. In this paper, using the theory of Hecke eigenforms explored by J.-P. Serre, we establish exact…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-06-30 Sarma Abinash

For integers $k,t \geq 2$ and $1\leq r \leq t$ let $D_k(r,t;n)$ be the number of parts among all $k$-regular partitions (i.e., partitions of $n$ where all parts have multiplicity less than $k$) of $n$ that are congruent to $r$ modulo $t$.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-07-12 Faye Jackson , Misheel Otgonbayar

Recently, Amdeberhan et al. proved congruences for the number of hooks of fixed even length among the set of self-conjugate partitions of an integer $n$, therefore answering positively a conjecture raised by Ballantine et al.. In this…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-26 Frédéric Jouhet , David Wahiche

Fix $t \geq 2$. We first give an asymptotic formula for certain sums of the number of $t$-cores. We then use this result to compute the distribution of the size of the $t$-core of a uniformly random partition of an integer $n$. We show that…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-02-28 Arvind Ayyer , Shubham Sinha

Some conjectures on partition hook lengths, recently stated by the author, have been proved and generalized by Stanley, who also needed a formula by Andrews, Goulden and Jackson on symmetric functions to complete his derivation. Another…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2008-07-14 Guo-Niu Han

Given a sequence $S=(s_1,\dots,s_m) \in [0, 1]^m$, a block $B$ of $S$ is a subsequence $B=(s_i,s_{i+1},\dots,s_j)$. The size $b$ of a block $B$ is the sum of its elements. It is proved in [1] that for each positive integer $n$, there is a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-06-21 I. Bárány , E. Csóka , Gy. Károlyi , G. Tóth

The dimension of an irreducible representation of $GL(n,\mathbb{C})$, $Sp(2n)$, or $SO(n)$ is given by the respective hook-length and content formulas for the corresponding partition. The first author, inspired by the Nekrasov-Okounkov…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-05-17 Tewodros Amdeberhan , George E. Andrews , Cristina Ballantine

In this paper, we consider the asymptotic properties of hook numbers of partitions in restricted classes. More specifically, we compare the frequency with which partitions into odd parts and partitions into distinct parts have hook numbers…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-13 William Craig , Madeline Locus Dawsey , Guo-Niu Han

Let $A_k(n)$ denote the set of $k$-distinct partitions of $n$, and let $B_k(n)$ be the set of $k$-regular partitions of $n$. Glaisher showed that $\# A_k(n) = \# B_k(n)$. For $k=2$, this equality yields the celebrated Euler's partition…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-11-19 Hongshu Lin , Wenston J. T. Zang

For fixed $t = 2$ or $3$, we investigate the statistical properties of $\{Y_t(n)\}$, the sequence of random variables corresponding to the number of hook lengths divisible by $t$ among the partitions of $n$. We characterize the support of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-11-15 Hannah Lang , Hamilton Wan , Nancy Xu

There is a well-studied correspondence by Jaclyn Anderson between partitions that avoid hooks of length s or t and certain binary strings of length s+t. Using this map, we prove that the total size of a random partition of this kind…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-09-14 Chaim Even-Zohar

If $a_1, a_2, ..., a_k$ and $n$ are positive integers such that $n = a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_k$, then the sum $a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_k$ is said to be a \emph{partition of $n$} of \emph{length $k$}, and $a_1, a_2, ..., a_k$ are said to be the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-04-25 Peter Borg

Partitions, the partition function $p(n)$, and the hook lengths of their Ferrers-Young diagrams are important objects in combinatorics, number theory and representation theory. For positive integers $n$ and $t$, we study $p_t^e(n)$ (resp.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-04-19 William Craig , Anna Pun

Let $k, t$ be coprime integers, and let $1 \leq r \leq t$. We let $D_k^\times(r,t;n)$ denote the total number of parts among all $k$-indivisible partitions (i.e., those partitions where no part is divisible by $k$) of $n$ which are…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-11 Faye Jackson , Misheel Otgonbayar

Given a sequence A=(a1,...,an) of real numbers, a block B of the A is either a set B={ai,...,aj} where i<=j or the empty set. The size b of a block B is the sum of its elements. We show that when 0<=ai<=1 and k is a positive integer, there…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-06-24 Imre Bárány , Victor S. Grinberg

Let $\mathcal{B}(n)$ denote the collection of all set partitions of $[n]$. Suppose $\mathcal{A} \subseteq \mathcal{B}(n)$ is a non-trivial $t$-intersecting family of set partitions i.e. any two members of $\A$ have at least $t$ blocks in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-09-05 Cheng Yeaw Ku , Kok Bin Wong

An ordered partition of $[n]=\{1, 2, \ldots, n\}$ is a partition whose blocks are endowed with a linear order. Let $\mathcal{OP}_{n,k}$ be set of ordered partitions of $[n]$ with $k$ blocks and $\mathcal{OP}_{n,k}(\sigma)$ be set of ordered…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-04-12 William Y. C. Chen , Alvin Y. L. Dai , Robin D. P. Zhou

A partition is $t$-regular if none of its parts is divisible by $t$. Let $p(N,t)$ be the number of $(t+1)$-regular partitions of a positive integer $N$. In 1971, Hagis proved an asymptotic formula for $p(N,t)$ using the circle method, when…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-23 Jayanta Barman , Kamalakshya Mahatab

Let $b^{k}_{\ell,m}(n)$ denotes the number of $k-$colored partitions of $n$ into parts that are not multiples of $\ell$ or $m$. We establish several congruence relations for $b_{\ell,m}(n)$. For instance, for any nonnegative integer $n$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-05-20 Yashas N. , C. Shivashankar , S. Chandankumar