A probabilistic proof of Euler's pentagonal number theorem
Number Theory
2025-09-17 v3 Combinatorics
Probability
Abstract
We present a probabilistic proof of Euler's pentagonal number theorem based on a shuffling model.
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@article{arxiv.2501.03134,
title = {A probabilistic proof of Euler's pentagonal number theorem},
author = {Shane Chern},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.03134},
year = {2025}
}
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