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Sum $f(n_1,n_2,\ldots,n_k) 1^{n_1} 2^{n_2} \ldots k^{n_k}$ over partitions

Use the notation $(n_1,n_2,\ldots,n_k) \vdash n$ to denote that $(n_1,n_2,\ldots,n_k)$ is a partition of the positive integer $n$, that is, $n_1+n_2+\ldots+n_k = n$ and $n_1 \ge n_2 \ge \ldots \ge n_k ...
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A refinment of Beck's conjecture

Let $\mathcal{O}(n)$ and $\mathcal{D}(n)$ denote the set of all integer partitions of $n$ into odd parts and distinct parts, respectively. Let $o(n)=\#\mathcal{O}(n)$ and $d(n)=\#\mathcal{D}(n)$. ...
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Generalizing "partition into odd parts=partition into distinct parts"?

The number of partitions into distinct parts is known to agree with the number of partitions with odd parts. For instance, this follows from $$\prod_{k=1}^{\infty}(1+q^k)=\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac1{1-...
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Two interpretations of a sequence: an opportunity for combinatorics

The sequence that is addressed here is resourced from the most useful site OEIS, listed as A014153, with a generating function $$\frac1{(1-x)^2}\prod_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac1{1-x^k}.$$ In particular, look ...
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Enumerating multi-core binary partitions

An integer partition $\lambda$ of $n$ is called a binary partition provided that its parts are powers of $2$ (dyadic). Example: Let $n=3$. The binary partitions are $\lambda=(2,1)$ and $\lambda=(1,1)$ ...
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Partitions of n into k distinct parts which are multiples of given numbers

Is there anything known about the number of partitions of an integer $n$ into $k$ distinct parts in the following way? Let $a_1,\dotsc,a_k\geqslant1$ be given integers. In how many ways can we write $...
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Identity involving binomial coefficients and partitions

Working on a problem in the symmetric group I have stumbled upon the following equation: $$\sum_{\substack{\pi=(1^{c_1},2^{c_2},\ldots,n^{c_n})\\\textrm{partition of }n}}(-1)^{n-\sum_{i=1}^nc_i}\frac{...
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Integer partitions into restricted parts

Given a linear diophantine equation $$x_1+\dots+x_n=m\leq nn'$$ how many solutions does it have with each $x_i\in[0,n']\cap\mathbb Z$? Looking for asymptotics that parametrizes well with both $n$ and $...
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Wilf's conjecture: complementary Bell numbers

The complementary Bell numbers or Uppuluri–Carpenter numbers, denoted $\tilde{B}_n$, can be delivered by $$G(x):=\sum_{n\geq0}\tilde{B}_n\frac{x^n}{n!}=e^{1-e^x}.$$ Definition. Fix an integer $m\geq0$....
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an identity for a sum over partitions

Write an integer partition $\lambda\vdash n$ in two different ways: (1) $\lambda=\lambda_1\geq\lambda_2\geq\lambda_3\cdots\geq\lambda_k\geq1$ (2) $\lambda=1^{m_1}2^{m_2}3^{m_3}\cdots n^{m_n}$ for ...
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bounded partitions and bounded signed partitions of integers

Define a bounded signed partition of length $m$ and of bounded height $h$ of an integer $n$ by a relation: $$n = \pm a_{1} \pm a_{2} \pm a_{3} \pm \dots \pm a_{m}$$ where each $a_{i}$ is a integer in ...
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What can be proved about the Ramanujan conjecture using elementary means?

The Ramanujan conjecture states that the coefficients $\tau(n)$ in the identity $$q\prod_{m=1}^\infty(1-q^m)^{24}=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\tau(n)q^n$$ satisfy the inequality $|\tau(n)|\leq d(n)n^{11/2}$, ...
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