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On Glaisher's Partition Theorem

Combinatorics 2026-04-14 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

Glaisher's theorem states that the number of partitions of nn into parts which repeat at most m1m-1 times is equal to the number of partitions of nn into parts which are not divisible by mm. The m=2m=2 case is Euler's famous partition theorem. Recently, Andrews, Kumar, and Yee gave two new partition functions C(n)C(n) and D(n)D(n) related to Euler's theorem. Lin and Zang extended their result to Glaisher's theorem by generalizing C(n)C(n). We generalize D(n)D(n) and prove an analogous partition identity for the m=3m=3 case. We also provide a new series equal to Glaisher's product both in the finite and infinite cases.

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@article{arxiv.2512.12346,
  title  = {On Glaisher's Partition Theorem},
  author = {George E. Andrews and Aritram Dhar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.12346},
  year   = {2026}
}

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