Enumeration modulo four of overpartitions wherein only even parts may be overlined

In 2014, as part of a larger study of overpartitions with restrictions of the overlined parts based on residue classes, Munagi and Sellers [Util.Math.95 (2014) 33-49] defined d2(n) as the number of overpartitions of weight n wherein only even parts can be overlined.As part of that work, they used a generating function approach to prove a parity characterization for d2(n).In this article, we give a combinatorial proof of their result and extend it to a modulus four characterization; we provide both generating function and combinatorial proofs of this stronger result.The combinatorial arguments incorporate classical bijections of Franklin, Glaisher, and Sylvester.

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Discrete Mathematics Letters
Published
2024-12-24
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https://doi.org/10.47443/dml.2024.130
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Advanced Mathematical Identities
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Enumeration modulo four of overpartitions wherein only even parts may be overlined

Discrete Mathematics Letters
Advanced Mathematical Identities
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Enumeration modulo four of overpartitions wherein only even parts may be overlined

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Abstract

In 2014, as part of a larger study of overpartitions with restrictions of the overlined parts based on residue classes, Munagi and Sellers [Util.Math.95 (2014) 33-49] defined d2(n) as the number of overpartitions of weight n wherein only even parts can be overlined.As part of that work, they used a generating function approach to prove a parity characterization for d2(n).In this article, we give a combinatorial proof of their result and extend it to a modulus four characterization; we provide both generating function and combinatorial proofs of this stronger result.The combinatorial arguments incorporate classical bijections of Franklin, Glaisher, and Sylvester.

Discrete Mathematics LettersVol. 14
University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Advanced Mathematical Identities
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