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On Schur's second partition theorem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

George E. Andrews
George E. Andrews
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The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
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In 1926, I. J. Schur proved the following theorem on partitions [3].

The number of partitions of n into parts congruent to ±1 (mod 6) is equal to the number of partitions of n of the form 1 + …+bs = n, where bi–bi+1 ≧ 3 and, if 3 ∣ bi, then bi–bi+1 > 3.

Schur's proof was based on a lemma concerning recurrence relations for certain polynomials. In 1928, W. Gleissberg gave an arithmetic proof of a strengthened form of Schur's theorem [2]; however, the combinatorial reasoning in Gleissberg's paper becomes very intricate.

Type
Research Article
Information
Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , July 1967 , pp. 127 - 132
Copyright
Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1967

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