A006141 Number of integer partitions of n whose smallest part is equal to the number of parts.

1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 33, 38, 42, 49, 54, 62, 69, 78, 87, 99, 109, 123, 137, 154, 170, 191, 211, 236, 261, 290, 320, 357, 392, 435, 479, 530, 582, 644, 706, 779, 854, 940, 1029, 1133, 1237, 1358, 1485

Offset: 1

Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

Or, number of partitions of n in which number of largest parts is equal to the largest part.

a(n) is the number of partitions of n-1 without parts that differ by less than 2 and which have no parts less than three. [MacMahon]

There are two conflicting choices for the offset in this sequence. For the definition given here the offset is 1, and that is what we shall adopt. On the other hand, if one arrives at this sequence via the Rogers-Ramanujan identities (see the next comment), the natural offset is 0.

Related to Rogers-Ramanujan identities: Let G[1](q) and G[2](q) be the generating functions for the two Rogers-Ramanujan identities of A003114 and A003106, starting with the constant term 1. The g.f. for the present sequence is G[3](q) = (G[1](q) - G[2](q))/q = 1+q^3+q^4+q^5+q^6+q^7+2*q^8+2*q^9+3*q^10+.... - Joerg Arndt, Oct 08 2012; N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 18 2015

For more about the generalized Rogers-Ramanujan series G[i](x) see the Andrews-Baxter and Lepowsky-Zhu papers. The present series is G[3](x). - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 22 2015

From Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 31 2016: (Start)

From Hardy (H) p. 94, eq. (6.12.1) and Hardy-Wright (H-W), p. 293, eq. (19.14.3) for H_2(a,x) - H_1(a,x) = a*H_1(a*x,x) one finds from the result for H_1(a,x) (in (H) on top on p. 95), after putting a=x, the o.g.f. of a(n) = A003114(n) - A003106(n), n >= 0, with a(0) = 0 as Sum_{m>=0} x^((m+1)^2) / Product_{j=1..m} (1 - x^j). The m=0 term is 1*x^1. See the formula given by Joerg Arndt, Jan 29 2011.

This formula has a combinatorial interpretation (found similar to the one given in (H) section 6.0, pp. 91-92 or (H-W) pp. 290-291): a(n) is the number of partitions of n with parts differing by at least 2 and part 1 present. See the example for a(15) below. (End)

The Heinz numbers of these integer partitions are given by A324522. - Gus Wiseman, Mar 09 2019

Examples

			G.f. = x + x^4 + x^5 + x^6 + x^7 + x^8 + 2*x^9 + 2*x^10 + 3*x^11 + 3*x^12 + ...
a(15) = 5 because the partitions of 15 where the smallest part equals the number of parts are
3 + 6 + 6,
3 + 5 + 7,
3 + 4 + 8,
3 + 3 + 9, and
2 + 13.
- _Joerg Arndt_, Oct 08 2012
a(15) = 5 because the partitions of 15 with parts differing by at least 2 and part 1 present are: [14,1] obtained from the partition of 11 with one part, [11], added to the first part of the special partition [3,1] of 4 and  [11,3,1], [10,4,1], [9,5,1], [8,6,1] from adding all partition of 15 - 9 = 6 with one part, [6], and those with two parts, [5,1], [4,1], [3,3], to the special partition [5,3,1] of 9. - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Oct 31 2016
a(15) = 5 because the partitions of 14 with parts >= 3 and parts differing by at least 2 are [14], [11,3], [10,4], [9,5] and [8,6]. See the second [MacMahon] comment. This follows from the g.f. G[3](q) given in Andrews - Baxter, eq. (5.1) for i=3, (using summation index  m) and  m*(m+2) = 3 + 5 + ... + (2*m+1). - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Nov 02 2016
From _Gus Wiseman_, Mar 09 2019: (Start)
The a(8) = 1 through a(15) = 5 integer partitions:
  (6,2)  (7,2)    (8,2)    (9,2)    (10,2)   (11,2)   (12,2)   (13,2)
         (3,3,3)  (4,3,3)  (4,4,3)  (5,4,3)  (5,5,3)  (6,5,3)  (6,6,3)
                           (5,3,3)  (6,3,3)  (6,4,3)  (7,4,3)  (7,5,3)
                                             (7,3,3)  (8,3,3)  (8,4,3)
                                                               (9,3,3)
(End)
		

References

• G. H. Hardy, Ramanujan, AMS Chelsea Publ., Providence, RI, 2002, pp. 92-95.
• G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, Fifth ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 2003, pp. 292-294.
• P. A. MacMahon, Combinatory Analysis, Cambridge Univ. Press, London and New York, Vol. 1, 1915 and Vol. 2, 1916; see vol. 2, p 45, Section 293.
• N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Links

• Alois P. Heinz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
• George E. Andrews and R. J. Baxter, A motivated proof of the Rogers-Ramanujan identities, Amer. Math. Monthly 96 (1989), no. 5, 401-409.
• Shashank Kanade, Some results on the representation theory of vertex operator algebras and integer partition identities, PhD Handout, Math. Dept., Rutgers University, April 2015.
• Shashank Kanade, Some results on the representation theory of vertex operator algebras and integer partition identities, PhD Dissertation, Math. Dept., Rutgers University, April 2015.
• James Lepowsky and Minxian Zhu, A motivated proof of Gordon's identities, arXiv:1205.6570 [math.CO], 2012; The Ramanujan Journal 29.1-3 (2012): 199-211.
• Simon Plouffe, Approximations de séries génératrices et quelques conjectures, Dissertation, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1992; arXiv:0911.4975 [math.NT], 2009.
• Simon Plouffe, 1031 Generating Functions, Appendix to Thesis, Montreal, 1992
• Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Rogers-Ramanujan Identities

Crossrefs

For the generalized Rogers-Ramanujan series G[1], G[2], G[3], G[4], G[5], G[6], G[7], G[8] see A003114, A003106, A006141, A264591, A264592, A264593, A264594, A264595. G[0] = G[1]+G[2] is given by A003113.

Cf. A064174, A090858, A324516, A324518, A324520, A324522.

A003106 counts partitions with minimum > length.

A003114 counts partitions with minimum >= length.

A026794 counts partitions by minimum.

A039899 counts partitions with minimum < length.

A039900 counts partitions with minimum <= length.

A239950 counts partitions with minimum equal to number of distinct parts.

Sequences related to balance:

- A010054 counts balanced strict partitions.

- A047993 counts balanced partitions.

- A098124 counts balanced compositions.

- A106529 ranks balanced partitions.

- A340596 counts co-balanced factorizations.

- A340598 counts balanced set partitions.

- A340599 counts alt-balanced factorizations.

- A340600 counts unlabeled balanced multiset partitions.

- A340653 counts balanced factorizations.

Cf. A055396, A114638, A117409, A325134, A340601, A340611, A340654, A340655.

Programs

Maple

b:= proc(n, i) option remember; `if`(n<0, 0, `if`(n=0, 1,
      `if`(i<1, 0, b(n, i-1)+`if`(i>n, 0, b(n-i,i)))))
    end:
a:= n-> add(b(n-j^2, j-1), j=0..isqrt(n)):
seq(a(n), n=1..80);  # Alois P. Heinz, Oct 08 2012

Mathematica

b[n_, i_] := b[n, i] = If[n<0, 0, If[n == 0, 1, If[i<1, 0, b[n, i-1] + If[i>n, 0, b[n-i, i]]]]]; a[n_] := Sum[b[n-j^2, j-1], {j, 0, Sqrt[n]}]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 80}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Mar 17 2014, after Alois P. Heinz *)
Table[Length[Select[IntegerPartitions[n],Min[#]==Length[#]&]],{n,30}] (* Gus Wiseman, Mar 09 2019 *)

PARI

{a(n) = if( n<1, 0, polcoeff( sum(k=1, sqrtint(n), x^k^2 / prod(j=1, k-1, 1 - x^j, 1 + O(x ^ (n - k^2 + 1) ))), n))} /* Michael Somos, Jan 22 2008 */

Formula

G.f.: Sum_{m>=1} (x^(m^2)-x^(m*(m+1))) / Product_{i=1..m} (1-x^i) .

G.f.: Sum_{n>=1} x^(n^2)/Product_{k=1..n-1} (1-x^k). - Joerg Arndt, Jan 29 2011

a(n) = A003114(n) - A003106(n) = A039900(n) - A039899(n), (offset 1). - Vladeta Jovovic, Jul 17 2004

Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation conjectured that this has g.f. = (1+z+z^4+2*z^5-z^3-z^8+3*z^10-z^7+z^9)/(1+z-z^4-2*z^3-z^8+z^10), but Michael Somos pointed out on Jan 22 2008 that this is false.

Expansion of ( f(-x^2, -x^3) - f(-x, -x^4) ) / f(-x) in powers of x where f(, ) is Ramanujan's general theta function. - Michael Somos, Jan 22 2007

a(n) ~ sqrt(1/sqrt(5) - 2/5) * exp(2*Pi*sqrt(n/15)) / (2*3^(1/4)*n^(3/4)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 01 2016

Extensions

More terms from Kok Seng Chua (chuaks(AT)ihpc.nus.edu.sg), Jun 20 2000

Better description from Naohiro Nomoto, Feb 06 2002

Name shortened by Gus Wiseman, Apr 07 2021 (balanced partitions are A047993).