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Partition Frequency Moments: Modularity and Congruences

Number Theory 2026-02-11 v1

Abstract

We study frequency moments of partition statistics arising from Euler products A(q)=r1(1qr)c(r)A(q)=\prod_{r\ge1}(1-q^r)^{-c(r)} via a transform that expresses the moment generating functions as B(q)B(q) times explicit divisor--sum series determined by c(r)c(r). When A(q)A(q) is modular (typically an η\eta--quotient), this yields (quasi)modular forms whose coefficients can be projected to arithmetic progressions and certified modulo primes by a Sturm bound, giving an effective pipeline for detecting and proving Ramanujan--type congruences for frequency moments. For ordinary partitions we recover and certify several congruences for odd moments in nonzero residue classes (e.g.\ M3(7n+5)0(mod7)M_3(7n+5)\equiv 0\pmod7 and M3(11n+6)0(mod11)M_3(11n+6)\equiv 0\pmod{11}). As a second input, we apply the same pipeline to overpartitions and certify a family of zero--class congruences Mm (n)0(mod)M_m^{\overline{\ }}(\ell n)\equiv 0\pmod{\ell} (including m=5,7,11,13m=5,7,11,13), exhibiting a sharp contrast with the ordinary partition case: no nonzero residue--class congruences are observed for overpartition moments in our scan range. We also demonstrate that filtering the statistic via the Glaisher--character dictionary can itself create new Ramanujan--type progressions, e.g.\ a quadratic twist yields the certified congruence M^3χ5(5n+4)0(mod5)\widehat{M}^{\chi_5}_3(5n+4)\equiv 0\pmod{5}.

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@article{arxiv.2602.09766,
  title  = {Partition Frequency Moments: Modularity and Congruences},
  author = {Hartosh Singh Bal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.09766},
  year   = {2026}
}
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