A century ago, P. A. MacMahon introduced two families of generating functions, [Formula presented] which connect sum-of-divisors functions and integer partitions. These have recently drawn renewed attention. In particular, Amdeberhan, Andrews, and Tauraso extended the first family above by defining [Formula presented] for a=0,±1,±2 and investigated various properties, including some congruences satisfied by the coefficients of the power series representations for Ut(a,q). These arithmetic aspects were subsequently expanded upon by the authors of the present work. Our goal here is to generalize the second family of generating functions, where the sums run over odd integers, and then apply similar techniques to show new infinite families of Ramanujan–like congruences for the associated power series coefficients.

Sellers, J.a., Tauraso, R. (2026). Arithmetic properties of MacMahon-type sums of divisors: the odd case. JOURNAL OF COMBINATORIAL THEORY. SERIES A, 218 [10.1016/j.jcta.2025.106105].

Arithmetic properties of MacMahon-type sums of divisors: the odd case

Roberto Tauraso
2026-01-01

Abstract

A century ago, P. A. MacMahon introduced two families of generating functions, [Formula presented] which connect sum-of-divisors functions and integer partitions. These have recently drawn renewed attention. In particular, Amdeberhan, Andrews, and Tauraso extended the first family above by defining [Formula presented] for a=0,±1,±2 and investigated various properties, including some congruences satisfied by the coefficients of the power series representations for Ut(a,q). These arithmetic aspects were subsequently expanded upon by the authors of the present work. Our goal here is to generalize the second family of generating functions, where the sums run over odd integers, and then apply similar techniques to show new infinite families of Ramanujan–like congruences for the associated power series coefficients.
2026
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MATH-03/A - Analisi matematica
English
Chebyshev polynomials
Congruences
Divisor functions
Generating functions
Partitions
Sellers, J.a., Tauraso, R. (2026). Arithmetic properties of MacMahon-type sums of divisors: the odd case. JOURNAL OF COMBINATORIAL THEORY. SERIES A, 218 [10.1016/j.jcta.2025.106105].
Sellers, Ja; Tauraso, R
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