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Mathematical Research Letters
Volume 23 (2016)
Number 1
A partition identity and the universal mock theta function $g_2$
Pages: 67 – 80
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/MRL.2016.v23.n1.a4
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Abstract
We prove analytic and combinatorial identities reminiscent of Schur’s classical partition theorem. Specifically, we show that certain families of overpartitions whose parts satisfy gap conditions are equinumerous with partitions whose parts satisfy congruence conditions. Furthermore, if small parts are excluded, the resulting overpartitions are generated by the product of a modular form and Gordon and McIntosh’s universal mock theta function. Finally, we give an interpretation for the universal mock theta function at real arguments in terms of certain conditional probabilities.
2010 Mathematics Subject Classification
05A15, 05A17, 11P82, 11P84, 60C05
Accepted 9 September 2014
Published 25 May 2016