Bosonic Formulas for (k,l)-Admissible Partitions

Bosonic formulas for generating series of partitions with certain restrictions are obtained by solving a set of linear matrix q-difference equations. Some particular cases are related to combinatorial problems arising from solvable lattice models, representation theory and conformal field theory.     

Partitions: At the Interface of q-Series and Modular Forms

In this paper we explore five topics from the theory of partitions: (1) the Rademacher conjecture, (2) the Herschel-Cayley-Sylvester formulas, (3) the asymptotic expansions of E.M. Wright, (4) the asymptotics of mock theta function coefficients, (5) modular transformations of q-series.     

Addendum to ‘Bosonic Formulas for (k,l)-Admissible Partitions’

In our previous paper we made a combinatorial study of (k, l)-admissible partitions. This object appeared already in the work of M. Primc as a label of a basis of level k-integrable modules over . We clarify the relation between these two works. As a byproduct we obtain an explicit parameterization of the affine Weyl group of by a simple combinatorial set.     

Lattice Paths,q-Multinomials and Two Variants of the Andrews-Gordon Identities

A few years ago Foda, Quano, Kirillov and Warnaar proposed and proved various finite analogs of the celebrated Andrews-Gordon identities. In this paper we use these polynomial identities along with the combinatorial techniques introduced in our recent paper to derive Garrett, Ismail, Stanton type formulas for two variants of the Andrews-Gordon identities.     

Variants of the Andrews-Gordon Identities

The object of this paper is to propose and prove a new generalization of the Andrews-Gordon Identities, extending a recent result of Garrett, Ismail and Stanton. We also give a combinatorial discussion of the finite form of their result which appeared in the work of Andrews, Knopfmacher, and Paule.     

Extension of Abel's Lemma with <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Series Implications

In previous work arising from the study of Ramanujan's Lost Notebook, a new Abel type lemma was proved. In this paper, we discuss extensions of this lemma and use it to prove many q-series identities. The first author was partially supported by NSF grant DMS–0200047. The second author was partially supported by FCT, Portugal, through program POCTI. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification:Primary—33D15; Secondary—05A30     

Rook-by-rook rook theory: Bijective proofs of rook and hit equivalences

Suppose μ and ν are integer partitions of n, and N>n. It is well known that the Ferrers boards associated to μ and ν are rook-equivalent iff the multisets [μ_i+i:1iN] and [ν_i+i:1iN] are equal. We use the Garsia–Milne involution principle to produce a bijective proof of this theorem in which non-attacking rook placements for μ are explicitly matched with corresponding placements for ν. One byproduct is a direct combinatorial proof that the matrix of Stirling numbers of the first kind is the inverse of the matrix of Stirling numbers of the second kind. We also prove q-analogues and p,q-analogues of these results. We also use the Garsia–Milne involution principle to show that for any two rook boards B and B^′, if B and B^′ are bijectively rook-equivalent, then B and B^′ are bijectively hit-equivalent.     

Stabilization of the Brylinski-Kostant filtration and limit of Lusztig <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis> -analogues

Let G be a simple complex classical Lie group with Lie algebra of rank n. We show that the coefficient of degree k in the Lusztig q -analogue associated to the fixed partitions λ and μ stabilizes for n sufficiently large. As a consequence, we obtain the stabilization of the dimensions in the Brylinski-Kostant filtration associated to any dominant weight. We then introduce, for each pair of partitions (λ,μ), formal series which can be regarded as natural limits of the Lusztig q-analogues. We give a duality property for these limits and recurrence formulas which permit notably to derive explicit expressions when λ is a row or a column partition.     

Non-commutative extensions of the MacMahon Master Theorem

We present several non-commutative extensions of the MacMahon Master Theorem, further extending the results of Cartier-Foata and Garoufalidis-Lê-Zeilberger. The proofs are combinatorial and new even in the classical cases. We also give applications to the β-extension and Krattenthaler-Schlosser's q-analogue.     

Bosonic Formulas for \widehat{\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{l}} 2 Coinvariants

We derive bosonic-type formulas for the characters of ₂ coinvariants.     

The Bailey Lemma and Kostka Polynomials

Using the theory of Kostka polynomials, we prove an A _n–1 version of Bailey's lemma at integral level. Exploiting a new, conjectural expansion for Kostka numbers, this is then generalized to fractional levels, leading to a new expression for admissible characters of A⁽¹⁾ _n–1 and to identities for A-type branching functions.     

Punctured plane partitions and the q-deformed Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov and Hirota equations

We consider partial sum rules for the homogeneous limit of the solution of the q-deformed Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation with reflecting boundaries in the Dyck path representation of the Temperley-Lieb algebra. We show that these partial sums arise in a solution of the discrete Hirota equation, and prove that they are the generating functions of τ²-weighted punctured cyclically symmetric transpose complement plane partitions where τ=−(q+q−1). In the cases of no or minimal punctures, we prove that these generating functions coincide with τ²-enumerations of vertically symmetric alternating sign matrices and modifications thereof.     

Partition Lattice q-Analogs Related to q-Stirling Numbers

We construct a family of partially ordered sets (posets) that are q-analogs of the set partition lattice. They are different from the q-analogs proposed by Dowling [5]. One of the important features of these posets is that their Whitney numbers of the first and second kind are just the q-Stirling numbers of the first and second kind, respectively. One member of this family [4] can be constructed using an interpretation of Milne [9] for S[n, k] as sequences of lines in a vector space over the Galois field F _q. Another member is constructed so as to mirror the partial order in the subspace lattice.     

Two new q-exponential operator identities and their applications

In this paper, we use the q-Chu–Vandermonde formula to prove two new operator identities, which are the extensions of Liu's results. These two q-exponential operator identities are used to derive some q-summation formulas and q-integrals.     

Some more identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan type

In this we paper we prove several new identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan-Slater type. These identities were found as the result of computer searches. The proofs involve a variety of techniques, including series-series identities, Bailey pairs, a theorem of Watson on basic hypergeometric series, generating functions and miscellaneous methods. The research of the first author was partially supported by National Science Foundation grant DMS-0300126.     

Quantitative irrationality for sums of reciprocals of Fibonacci and Lucas numbers

Irrationality measures are given for the values of the series , where and W_n is a rational valued Fibonacci or Lucas form, satisfying a second order linear recurrence. In particular, we prove irrationality of all the numbers

LU factorizations, q = 0 limits, and p-adic interpretations of some q-hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials

For little q-Jacobi polynomials and q-Hahn polynomials we give particular q-hypergeometric series representations in which the termwise q = 0 limit can be taken. When rewritten in matrix form, these series representations can be viewed as LU factorizations. We develop a general theory of LU factorizations related to complete systems of orthogonal polynomials with discrete orthogonality relations which admit a dual system of orthogonal polynomials. For the q = 0 orthogonal limit functions we discuss interpretations on p-adic spaces. In the little 0-Jacobi case we also discuss product formulas. Dedicated to Dick Askey on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification Primary—33D45, 33D80 Work done at KdV Institute, Amsterdam and supported by NWO, project number 613.006.573.     

Averaging Special Values of Dirichlet <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-Series

In this paper we derive estimates for weighted averages of the special values of Dirichlet L-series which generalize similar estimates of David and Pappalardi [1]. The author is partially supported by NSF grant DMS-0090117. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary–11M06; Secondary–11G05     

The Asymptotic Behavior of Certain Birth Processes

We describe a connection between discrete birth process and a certain family of multivariate interpolation polynomials. This enables us to compute all asymptotic moments of the birth process, generalizing previously known results for the mean and variance. Received July 15, 2004     

Certain Families of Elliptic Functions Defined by <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Series

We introduce certain families of elliptic functions involving the Weierstrass ℘-function via q-series systematically and investigate their analytic and algebraic properties. Especially, we give examples of non-linear algebraic ordinary differential equations satisfied by some such elliptic functions. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary–11M36, 33E05