Restricted partition functions and the $r$-log-concavity of quasi-polynomial-like functions

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  • DOI: 10.4064/aa231101-30-6

  • Tom 217

  • Zeszyt 1

  • Czasopismo: Acta Arithmetica

  • Strony: 67-94

  • Data publikacji online: 26.12.2024

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Let $\mathcal A=(a_i)_{i=1}^\infty $ be a non-decreasing sequence of positive integers and let $k$ be a fixed positive integer. For an arbitrary integer $n$, the restricted partition function $p_\mathcal A(n,k)$ enumerates all the partitions of $n$ whose parts belong to the multiset $\{a_1,\ldots ,a_k\}$. In this paper we investigate some generalizations of the log-concavity of $p_{\mathcal A}(n,k)$. We deal with both some basic extensions like, for instance, the strong log-concavity and a more intriguing challenge that is the $r$-log-concavity of both quasi-polynomial-like functions in general, and the restricted partition function in particular. For each of the problems, we present an efficient solution.
Restricted partition functions and the $r$-log-concavity of quasi-polynomial-like functions - Acta Arithmetica | Wydawnictwa - Instytut Matematyczny Polskiej Akademii Nauk