A generalization of Kawanaka’s identity for Hall-Littlewood polynomials and applications

An infinite summation formula of Hall-Littlewood polynomials due to Kawanaka is generalized to a finite summation formula, which implies, in particular, twelve more multiple q-identities of Rogers-Ramanujan type than those previously found by Stembridge and the last two authors.     

On some continued fraction expansions of the Rogers–Ramanujan type

By guessing the relative quantities and proving the recursive relation, we present some continued fraction expansions of the Rogers–Ramanujan type. Meanwhile, we also give some J-fraction expansions for the q-tangent and q-cotangent functions.     

Two modular equations for squares of the Rogers–Ramanujan functions with applications

Two modular identities of Gordon, McIntosh, and Robins are shown to be connected to the Rogers–Ramanujan continued fraction R(q), and in particular to Ramanujan’s parameter k:=R(q)R ²(q ²). Using this connection, we give new modular relations for R(q), and offer new and uniform proofs of several results of Ramanujan. In particular, we give a new proof of a famous and fundamental modular identity satisfied by the Rogers–Ramanujan continued fraction. We furthermore show that many analogous results hold for Ramanujan’s parameters μ:=R(q)R(q ⁴) and ν:=R ²(q ^1/2)R(q)/R(q ²). New proofs are offered for modular relations connecting R(q) to R(−q), R(q ²), and R(q ⁴), and new relations connecting R(q) at these arguments are offered. Eleven identities for the Rogers–Ramanujan functions are proved, including four new identities.      

On identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan type

A generalized Bailey pair, which contains several special cases considered by Bailey (Proc. London Math. Soc. (2), 50, 421–435 (1949)), is derived and used to find a number of new Rogers-Ramanujan type identities. Consideration of associated q-difference equations points to a connection with a mild extension of Gordon’s combinatorial generalization of the Rogers-Ramanujan identities (Amer. J. Math., 83, 393–399 (1961)). This, in turn, allows the formulation of natural combinatorial interpretations of many of the identities in Slater’s list (Proc. London Math. Soc. (2) 54, 147–167 (1952)), as well as the new identities presented here. A list of 26 new double sum–product Rogers-Ramanujan type identities are included as an Appendix. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification Primary—11B65; Secondary—11P81, 05A19, 39A13     

Rogers–Ramanujan subpartitions and their connections to other partitions

In this paper the idea of a Rogers–Ramanujan subpartition of an ordinary partition is introduced and how these subpartitions are related to other types of partitions is explored.      

A new class of lattice paths and partitions with <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> copies of <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>

Agarwal and Bressoud (Pacific J. Math. 136(2) (1989) 209–228) defined a class of weighted lattice paths and interpreted several q-series combinatorially. Using the same class of lattice paths, Agarwal (Utilitas Math. 53 (1998) 71–80; ARS Combinatoria 76 (2005) 151–160) provided combinatorial interpretations for several more q-series. In this paper, a new class of weighted lattice paths, which we call associated lattice paths is introduced. It is shown that these new lattice paths can also be used for giving combinatorial meaning to certain q-series. However, the main advantage of our associated lattice paths is that they provide a graphical representation for partitions with n + t copies of n introduced and studied by Agarwal (Partitions with n copies of n, Lecture Notes in Math., No. 1234 (Berlin/New York: Springer-Verlag) (1985) 1–4) and Agarwal and Andrews (J. Combin. Theory A45(1) (1987) 40–49).     

Sums of powers of Fibonacci polynomials

Using the explicit (Binet) formula for the Fibonacci polynomials, a summation formula for powers of Fibonacci polynomials is derived straightforwardly, which generalizes a recent result for squares that appeared in Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Math. Sci.) 118 (2008) 27–41.     

On the intersection of two subgeometries of PG(n, q)

The study of the intersection of two Baer subgeometries of PG(n, q), q a square, started in Bose et al. (Utilitas Math 17, 65–77, 1980); Bruen (Arch Math 39(3), 285–288, (1982). Later, in Svéd (Baer subspaces in the n-dimensional projective space. Springer-Verlag) and Jagos et al. (Acta Sci Math 69(1–2), 419–429, 2003), the structure of the intersection of two Baer subgeometries of PG(n, q) has been completely determined. In this paper, generalizing the previous results, we determine all possible intersection configurations of any two subgeometries of PG(n, q).      

Common extension of bilateral series for Andrews’ q-Bailey and q-Gauss sums

By means of the modified Abel lemma on summation by parts, we establish a common bilateral series extension of the q-Bailey and q-Gauss sums discovered by Andrews (Duke Math. J. 40 (1973), 525–528).     

An identity of Andrews and the Askey-Wilson integral

Andrews (Adv. Math. 41:137–172, 1981) derived a four-variable q-series identity, which is an extension of the Ramanujan ₁ ψ ₁ summation. In this paper, we shall give a simple evaluation of the Askey-Wilson integral by using this identity. The author was supported by the National Science Foundation of China, PCSIRT and Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.     

Vanishing integrals for Hall–Littlewood polynomials

It is well known that if one integrates a Schur function indexed by a partition λ over the symplectic (resp. orthogonal) group, the integral vanishes unless all parts of λ have even multiplicity (resp. all parts of λ are even). In a recent paper of Rains and Vazirani, Macdonald polynomial generalizations of these identities and several others were developed and proved using Hecke algebra techniques. However, at q = 0 (the Hall–Littlewood level), these approaches do not work, although one can obtain the results by taking the appropriate limit. In this paper, we develop a direct approach for dealing with this special case. This technique allows us to prove some identities that were not amenable to the Hecke algebra approach. Moreover, we are able to generalize some of the identities by introducing extra parameters. This leads us to a finite-dimensional analog of a recent result of Warnaar, which uses the Rogers–Szegő polynomials to unify some existing summation type formulas for Hall–Littlewood functions.     

The <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Variations of Sylvester’s Bijection Between Odd and Strict Partitions

The q-identities corresponding to Sylvester’s bijection between odd and strict partitions are investigated. In particular, we show that Sylvester’s bijection implies the Rogers-Fine identity and give a simple proof of a partition theorem of Fine, which does not follow directly from Sylvester’s bijection. Finally, the so-called (m, c)-analogues of Sylvester’s bijection are also discussed.2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary—05A17, 05A15, 33D15, 11P83     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">π</Emphasis>-formulas implied by Dougall’s summation theorem for <Subscript>5</Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">F</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript>-series

The general summation theorem for well-poised ₅ F ₄-series discovered by Dougall (Proc. Edinb. Math. Soc. 25:114–132, 1907) is shown to imply several infinite series of Ramanujan-type for 1/π and 1/π ², including those due to Bauer (J. Reine Angew. Math. 56:101–121, 1859) and Glaisher (Q. J. Math. 37:173–198, 1905) as well as some recent ones by Levrie (Ramanujan J. 22:221–230, 2010).     

Stable Grothendieck polynomials and <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-theoretic factor sequences

We formulate a nonrecursive combinatorial rule for the expansion of the stable Grothendieck polynomials of Fomin and Kirillov (Proc Formal Power Series Alg Comb, 1994) in the basis of stable Grothendieck polynomials for partitions. This gives a common generalization, as well as new proofs of the rule of Fomin and Greene (Discret Math 193:565–596, 1998) for the expansion of the stable Schubert polynomials into Schur polynomials, and the K-theoretic Grassmannian Littlewood–Richardson rule of Buch (Acta Math 189(1):37–78, 2002). The proof is based on a generalization of the Robinson–Schensted and Edelman–Greene insertion algorithms. Our results are applied to prove a number of new formulas and properties for K-theoretic quiver polynomials, and the Grothendieck polynomials of Lascoux and Schützenberger (C R Acad Sci Paris Ser I Math 294(13):447–450, 1982). In particular, we provide the first K-theoretic analogue of the factor sequence formula of Buch and Fulton (Invent Math 135(3):665–687, 1999) for the cohomological quiver polynomials.     

The Rogers–Selberg recursions, the Gordon–Andrews identities and intertwining operators

Using the theory of intertwining operators for vertex operator algebras we show that the graded dimensions of the principal subspaces associated to the standard modules for satisfy certain classical recursion formulas of Rogers and Selberg. These recursions were exploited by Andrews in connection with Gordon’s generalization of the Rogers–Ramanujan identities and with Andrews’ related identities. The present work generalizes the authors’ previous work on intertwining operators and the Rogers–Ramanujan recursion. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification Primary—17B69, 39A13 S. Capparelli gratefully acknowledges partial support from MIUR (Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca). J. Lepowsky and A. Milas gratefully acknowledge partial support from NSF grant DMS-0070800.     

The general gould type integral with respect to a multisubmeasure

In two earlier papers [GAVRILUŢ, A.: A Gould type integral with respect to a multisubmeasure, Math. Slovaca 58 (2008), 1–20] and [Gavriluţ, A.: On some properties of the Gould type integral with respect to a multisubmeasure, An. Ştiinţ. Univ. Al. I. Cuza Iaşi. Mat. (N.S.) 52 (2006), 177–194], we defined and studied a Gould type integral for a real valued, bounded function with respect to a multisubmeasure having finite variation. In this paper, we introduce and study the properties of a Gould type integral in the general setting: the function may be unbounded and the variation of the multisubmeasure may be infinite.     

A q-Analogue of the Euler Gamma Integral

We discuss q-analogues of the Euler reflection formula and the Euler gamma integral. The central role here is played by the Ramanujan q-extension of the Euler integral representation for the gamma function, which allows deriving the Mellin integral transformations for the q-polynomials of Stieltjes–Wigert, Rogers–Szegö, Laguerre, and Wall, for the alternative q-polynomials of Charlier, and for the little q-polynomials of Jacobi.     

k-Regular partitions and overpartitions with bounded part differences

Recently, partitions with fixed or bounded difference between largest and smallest parts have attracted a lot of attention. In this paper, we provide both analytic and combinatorial proofs of the generating function for k-regular partitions with bounded difference kt between largest and smallest parts. Inspired by Franklin’s result, we further find a new proof of the generating function for overpartitions with bounded part differences by using Dousse and Kim’s results on (q, z)-overGaussian polynomials.

     

Pieri formulas for Macdonald��s spherical functions and polynomials

We present explicit Pieri formulas for Macdonald??s spherical functions (or generalized Hall-Littlewood polynomials associated with root systems) and their q-deformation the Macdonald polynomials. For the root systems of type A, our Pieri formulas recover the well-known Pieri formulas for the Hall-Littlewood and Macdonald symmetric functions due to Morris and Macdonald as special cases.     

Telescoping partial fractions decompositions, the little q-Jacobi functions of complex order, and the nonterminating q-Saalschütz sum

We use telescoping partial fractions decompositions to give new proofs of the orthogonality property and the normalization relation for the little q-Jacobi polynomials, and the q-Saalschütz sum. In [20], we followed the development [19] of Schur functions for partitions with complex parts, and we showed that there exist natural little q-Jacobi functions of complex order which satisfy extensions of the orthogonality property and normalization relation of the little q-Jacobi polynomials, and that these two results follow from and together imply the nonterminating form of the q-Saalschütz sum. Writing the q-Pochhammer symbol of complex order as a ratio of infinite products in the usual way, we obtain new telescoping partial fractions decomposition proofs of our results [20] for the little q-Jacobi functions of complex order. We give several new proofs of the q-Saalschütz sum and its nonterminating form. For our friends Dick and Liz 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification Primary—42C05; Secondary—33C45, 33C47