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Main Authors: Hao, Robert X. J., Niu, Xiaorui, Sang, Doris D. M., Shi, Diane Y. H.
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04889
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author Hao, Robert X. J.
Niu, Xiaorui
Sang, Doris D. M.
Shi, Diane Y. H.
author_facet Hao, Robert X. J.
Niu, Xiaorui
Sang, Doris D. M.
Shi, Diane Y. H.
contents Andrews investigated parity conditions in the Rogers-Ramanujan-Gordon theorem. Under the conditions that even parts or odd parts appear an even number of times, Andrews discovered two Rogers-Ramanujan-Gordon type partition theorems and derived corresponding generating functions. In the Rogers-Ramanujan-Gordon theorem, there are two parameters $k$ and $a$, where $k-1$ is the maximum number of consecutive parts $l$ and $l+1$, and $a-1$ is the maximum number of parts equal to $1$. Andrews' first theorem deals with the case $k\equiv a \;(\rm{mod}\;2)$, while the second theorem concerns the case where $k$ is even and $a$ is odd. These two partition identities have different infinite product forms on the right-hand side. In this paper, we consider the case $k\not\equiv a \;(\rm{mod}\;2)$ and use Bailey's lemma to obtain an Andrews-Gordon type identity whose right-hand side coincides with that of Andrews' identity for the case $k\equiv a \;(\rm{mod}\;2)$. We were unable to find a suitable combinatorial interpretation of the infinite sum form of this expression in terms of partitions, but with the help of lattice paths, we provide an appropriate combinatorial interpretation.
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spellingShingle An Andrews-Gordon Type Identity Related to Andrews' Parity Consideration
Hao, Robert X. J.
Niu, Xiaorui
Sang, Doris D. M.
Shi, Diane Y. H.
Combinatorics
Andrews investigated parity conditions in the Rogers-Ramanujan-Gordon theorem. Under the conditions that even parts or odd parts appear an even number of times, Andrews discovered two Rogers-Ramanujan-Gordon type partition theorems and derived corresponding generating functions. In the Rogers-Ramanujan-Gordon theorem, there are two parameters $k$ and $a$, where $k-1$ is the maximum number of consecutive parts $l$ and $l+1$, and $a-1$ is the maximum number of parts equal to $1$. Andrews' first theorem deals with the case $k\equiv a \;(\rm{mod}\;2)$, while the second theorem concerns the case where $k$ is even and $a$ is odd. These two partition identities have different infinite product forms on the right-hand side. In this paper, we consider the case $k\not\equiv a \;(\rm{mod}\;2)$ and use Bailey's lemma to obtain an Andrews-Gordon type identity whose right-hand side coincides with that of Andrews' identity for the case $k\equiv a \;(\rm{mod}\;2)$. We were unable to find a suitable combinatorial interpretation of the infinite sum form of this expression in terms of partitions, but with the help of lattice paths, we provide an appropriate combinatorial interpretation.
title An Andrews-Gordon Type Identity Related to Andrews' Parity Consideration
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04889