The truncated pentagonal number theorem
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چکیده
A new expansion is given for partial sums of Euler’s pentagonal number series. As a corollary we derive an infinite family of inequalities for the partition function, p(n).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- J. Comb. Theory, Ser. A
دوره 119 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012