Let
denote the number of partitions of
into parts
(mod 12), let
denote the number of partitions
of
into distinct parts
(mod 6), and let
denote the number of partitions of
of the form
(1)
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where ,
with strict inequality if
or 3 (mod 6), and
. Then
(2)
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(Andrews 1986, p. 101).
The values of
for
,
2, ... are 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8,
9, ... (OEIS A056970). For example, for
, there are eight partitions satisfying
these conditions, as summarized in the following table.
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The identity
can be established using the identity
(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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where
is a q-Pochhammer symbol (Andrews 1986,
p. 101). The assertion
is significantly more difficult, and no simple proof
is known. However, it can be established with the aid of computer algebra and the
following refinement of the Göllnitz theorem.
Let
denote the number of partitions of
into
distinct parts
, 4, 5 (mod 6). Let
denote the number of partitions of
of the form
(10)
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where ,
with strict inequality if
, 1, 3 (mod 6), where
, 3, and
is the number of
plus twice the number of
. Then
for each
and
(Göllnitz 1967; Andrews 1986, p. 102).