A central limit theorem for partitions involving generalised divisor functions
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| author | Das, Madhuparna Robles, Nicolas |
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| contents | We define an $f$-restricted partition $p_f(n,k)$ of fixed length $k$ given by the bivariate generating series \begin{align*} Q_f(z,u) \coloneqq 1+\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} p_f(n,k) u^kz^n =\prod_{k=1}^{\infty}(1+uz^k)^{Δ_f(k)}, \end{align*} where $Δ_f(n)=f(n+1)-f(n)$. In this article, we establish a central limit theorem for the number of summands in such partitions when $f(n)=σ_r(n)$ denotes the generalised divisor function, defined as $σ_r(n)=\sum_{d|n}d^r$ for integer $r\geq 2$. This can be considered as a generalisation of the work of Lipnik, Madritsch, and Tichy, who previously studied this problem for $f(n)=\lfloor{n}^α\rfloor$ with $0<α<1$. A key element of our proof relies on the analytic behaviour of the Dirichlet series \begin{align*} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{σ_r(n+1)}{n^s}, \end{align*} for $\mathrm{Re}(s)>1$. We study this problem employing the identity involving the Ramanujan sum. Furthermore, we analyse the Euler product arising from the above Dirichlet series by adopting the argument of Alkan, Ledoan and Zaharescu. |
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| spellingShingle | A central limit theorem for partitions involving generalised divisor functions Das, Madhuparna Robles, Nicolas Number Theory 11P82, 05A17, 60F05, 11M41 We define an $f$-restricted partition $p_f(n,k)$ of fixed length $k$ given by the bivariate generating series \begin{align*} Q_f(z,u) \coloneqq 1+\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} p_f(n,k) u^kz^n =\prod_{k=1}^{\infty}(1+uz^k)^{Δ_f(k)}, \end{align*} where $Δ_f(n)=f(n+1)-f(n)$. In this article, we establish a central limit theorem for the number of summands in such partitions when $f(n)=σ_r(n)$ denotes the generalised divisor function, defined as $σ_r(n)=\sum_{d|n}d^r$ for integer $r\geq 2$. This can be considered as a generalisation of the work of Lipnik, Madritsch, and Tichy, who previously studied this problem for $f(n)=\lfloor{n}^α\rfloor$ with $0<α<1$. A key element of our proof relies on the analytic behaviour of the Dirichlet series \begin{align*} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{σ_r(n+1)}{n^s}, \end{align*} for $\mathrm{Re}(s)>1$. We study this problem employing the identity involving the Ramanujan sum. Furthermore, we analyse the Euler product arising from the above Dirichlet series by adopting the argument of Alkan, Ledoan and Zaharescu. |
| title | A central limit theorem for partitions involving generalised divisor functions |
| topic | Number Theory 11P82, 05A17, 60F05, 11M41 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19740 |