The first partial theta Borwein conjecture

Let mm and kk be non-negative integers. For nn a non-negative integer, write (a;q)n:=j=0n1(1aqj)(a;q)_n:=\prod_{j=0}^{n-1}(1-aq^j) and (a1,,am;q)n:=r=1m(ar;q)n(a_1,\dots,a_m;q)_n:=\prod_{r=1}^m(a_r;q)_n. Define Laurent polynomials Am,n,k(q)A_{m,n,k}(q), Bm,n,k(q)B_{m,n,k}(q), and Cm,n,k(q)C_{m,n,k}(q) by

(q,q2;q3)nj=1m(pjq,pjq2;q3)n(pjq1,pjq2;q3)n=k0pk[Am,n,k(q3)qBm,n,k(q3)q2Cm,n,k(q3)].(q,q^2;q^3)_n\prod_{j=1}^m(p^jq,p^jq^2;q^3)_n(p^jq^{-1},p^jq^{-2};q^{-3})_n =\sum_{k\geq0}p^k\left[A_{m,n,k}(q^3)-qB_{m,n,k}(q^3)-q^2C_{m,n,k}(q^3)\right].

The first partial theta Borwein conjecture. For each m,k0m,k\geq0, there is a non-negative integer Nm,kN_{m,k} such that, if nNm,kn\geq N_{m,k}, then Am,n,k(q)A_{m,n,k}(q), Bm,n,k(q)B_{m,n,k}(q), and Cm,n,k(q)C_{m,n,k}(q) have non-negative coefficients. Moreover, for m=1m=1, N1,k=0N_{1,k}=0 for k4k\leq4 and N1,k=k/4N_{1,k}=\lceil k/4\rceil for k5k\geq5; for m>1m>1, Nm,k=NkN_{m,k}=N_k is independent of mm.

This is a partial-theta extension of Borwein's first conjecture, whose corresponding positivity statement was settled by Wang. The displayed values of Nm,kN_{m,k} are computationally supported, while the asserted eventual coefficient non-negativity remains conjectural.

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Gaurav Bhatnagar and Michael J. Schlosser, “A partial theta function Borwein conjecture”, arXiv:1902.04447 (2019).

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