Parity results for certain partition functions and identities similar to theta function identities
Authors:
Richard Blecksmith, John Brillhart and Irving Gerst
Journal:
Math. Comp. 48 (1987), 29-38
MSC:
Primary 11P76
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1987-0866096-X
MathSciNet review:
866096
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Abstract: In this paper we give a collection of parity results for partition functions of the form






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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1987-0866096-X
Keywords:
Partition function parity,
theta function analogues
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© Copyright 1987
American Mathematical Society