Ji–Zhang–Zhao inequalities for overpartition ranks

Let N(a,c,n)\overline N(a,c,n) denote the number of overpartitions of nn whose rank is congruent to aa modulo cc.

Ji–Zhang–Zhao inequalities. For n0n\geq 0 and 1i41\leq i\leq 4,

N(0,10,5n+i)+N(1,10,5n+i)N(4,10,5n+i)+N(5,10,5n+i).\overline N(0,10,5n+i)+\overline N(1,10,5n+i)\geq \overline N(4,10,5n+i)+\overline N(5,10,5n+i).

For n0n\geq 0,

N(1,10,n)+N(2,10,n)N(3,10,n)+N(4,10,n).\overline N(1,10,n)+\overline N(2,10,n)\geq \overline N(3,10,n)+\overline N(4,10,n).

These inequalities concern the relative sizes of residue classes of overpartition ranks. The paper states them as conjectures of Ji, Zhang and Zhao and Wei and Zhang; its abstract says that the inequalities are proved for n=6n=6 and n=10n=10, while the general assertions remain open in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Alexandru Ciolan, “Ranks of overpartitions: Asymptotics and inequalities”, arXiv:1904.07055 (2019).

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