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In this paper, we show that the difference between the number of parts in the odd partitions of $n$ and the number of parts in the distinct partitions of $n$ satisfies Euler's recurrence relation for the partition function $p(n)$ when $n$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-05-08 Mircea Merca

For $k\geq i\geq 1$, let $B_{k,i}(n)$ denote the number of partitions of $n$ such that part 1 appears at most $i-1$ times, two consecutive integers l and $l+1$ appear at most $k-1$ times and if l and $l+1$ appear exactly $k-1$ times then…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-03-21 William Y. C. Chen , Doris D. M. Sang , Diane Y. H. Shi

In his recent work, Andrews revisited two-color partitions with certain restrictions on the differences between consecutive parts, and he established three theorems linking these two-color partitions with more familiar kinds of partitions.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-02-08 Shishuo Fu

Andrews and Merca [J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 203 (2024), Art. 105849] recently obtained two interesting results on the sum of the parts with the same parity in the partitions of $n$ (the modulo $2$ case), the proof of which relies on…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-06-07 Ji-Cai Liu

Partitions wherein the even parts appear in two different colours are known as cubic partitions. Recently, Merca introduced and studied the function $A(n)$, which is defined as the difference between the number of cubic partitions of $n$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-01-26 Nayandeep Deka Baruah , Abhishek Sharma

For any positive integers $s$ and $t$, let $Q_{t}^{s}(n)$ denotes the number of partitions of a positive integer $n$ into distinct parts such that no part is congruent to $s$ or $t-s$ modulo $t$. We prove some Ramanujan-type congruences for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-19 Rinchin Drema , Nipen Saikia

In this paper we prove that the number of partitions into squares with an even number of parts is asymptotically equal to that of partitions into squares with an odd number of parts. We further show that, for $ n $ large enough, the two…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-10-02 Alexandru Ciolan

We obtain congruences for the number a(n) of cubic partitions using modular forms. The notion of cubic partitions is introduced by Chan and named by Kim in connection with Ramanujan's cubic continued fractions. Chan has shown that a(n) has…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2009-10-08 William Y. C. Chen , Bernard L. S. Lin

In a recent article on overpartitions, Merca considered the auxiliary function $a(n)$ which counts the number of partitions of $n$ where odd parts are repeated at most twice (and there are no restrictions on the even parts). In the course…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-11 James A. Sellers

In this paper, we study various classes of partition functions such as those related to the parity of the number of parts, to differences of partition numbers, and to partitions with a repeated smallest part. We establish identities…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Rahul Kumar , Nargish Punia

A partition into distinct parts is refinable if one of its parts $a$ can be replaced by two different integers which do not belong to the partition and whose sum is $a$, and it is unrefinable otherwise. Clearly, the condition of being…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-05-24 Riccardo Aragona , Lorenzo Campioni , Roberto Civino , Massimo Lauria

We prove various inequalities between the number of partitions with the bound on the largest part and some restrictions on occurrences of parts. We explore many interesting consequences of these partition inequalities. In particular, we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-08-08 Alexander Berkovich , Ali K. Uncu

We prove the congruence $\sum_{1 \leq k < \sqrt{N}} \sigma_0 (N - k^2) \equiv 0 \pmod 4$, where $\sigma_0(m)$ denotes the number of positive divisors of $m$, for $N = An + B$ with $(A,B) \in \{ (16,14),$ $(36,30),$ $(72,42),$ $(196,70),$…

For any relatively prime integers $r$ and $s$, let $a_{r,s}(n)$ denote the number of $(r,s)$-regular partitions of a positive integer of $n$ into distinct parts. Prasad and Prasad (2018) proved many infinite families of congruences modulo 2…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-07-01 Rinchin Drema , Nipen Saikia

In this note, we provide three new, very short proofs of two interesting congruences for Merca's partition function $a(n)$, which enumerates integer partitions where the odd parts have multiplicity at most 2. These modulo 2 congruences were…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-18 Fabrizio Zanello

Refined versions, analytic and combinatorial, are given for classical integer partition theorems. The examples include the Rogers-Ramanujan identities, the Gollnitz-Gordon identities, Euler's odd=distinct theorem, and the Andrews-Gordon…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-09-11 Kathleen O'Hara , Dennis Stanton

We obtain a combinatorial proof of a surprising weighted partition equality of Berkovich and Uncu. Our proof naturally leads to a formula for the number of partitions with a given parity of the smallest part, in terms of S(i), the number of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-05-13 Damanvir Singh Binner

Let p(n, k) denote the number of partitions of n into parts less than or equal to k. We show several properties of this function modulo 2. First, we prove that for fixed positive integers k and m, p(n,k) is periodic modulo m. Using this, we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-21 Kedar Karhadkar

In 2002, Andrews, Lewis, and Lovejoy introduced the combinatorial objects which they called \emph{partitions with designated summands}. These are built by taking unrestricted integer partitions and designating exactly one of each occurrence…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-05-28 Shane Chern , James A. Sellers

We consider the number of the $6$-regular partitions of $n$, $b_6(n)$, and give infinite families of congruences modulo $3$ (in arithmetic progression) for $b_6(n)$. We also consider the number of the partitions of $n$ into distinct parts…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-02-03 Cristina Ballantine , Mircea Merca