Two-scale asymptotic normality for distinct-part core-partition sizes

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Let Xd,nX_{d,n} be the size of a uniformly random (n,dn−1)(n,dn-1)-core partition with distinct parts, with mean μd,n\mu_{d,n} and standard deviation σd,n\sigma_{d,n}. For each fixed nn, consider the standardized variable (Xd,n−μd,n)/σd,n(X_{d,n}-\mu_{d,n})/\sigma_{d,n} as dd tends to infinity.

Two-scale normality conjecture. For each fixed nn, the distribution of Xd,nX_{d,n} is not asymptotically normal; in fact, (Xd,n−μd,n)/σd,n(X_{d,n}-\mu_{d,n})/\sigma_{d,n} tends to some abnormal distribution XnX_n as d→∞d\to\infty. However, XnX_n is asymptotically normal: (Xn−μ)/σ(X_n-\mu)/\sigma tends to the standard normal distribution as n→∞n\to\infty.

The conjecture distinguishes the limits in dd and nn: the first limit is non-normal for fixed nn, while the resulting family is expected to become normal as nn grows. The source supports this with computed standardized moments but gives no proof or resolution.

References

Primary source

Anthony Zaleski, “Explicit expressions for the moments of the size of an (n, dn-1)-core partition with distinct parts”, arXiv:1702.05634 (2017).

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