The polynomial formula for asymptotic ratios of Bernoulli partitions

Let bm(n)b_m(n) denote the Bernoulli partition entries described in the preceding discussion, and let B2mB_{2m} be the Bernoulli numbers. For each column index n2n\geq 2, define the asymptotic ratio a(n)a(n) by

bm(n)B2mma(n).\frac{b_m(n)}{|B_{2m}|}\underset{m\rightarrow\infty}{\sim}a(n).

Let \lfloor\cdot\rfloor denote the floor function, and let Γ\Gamma denote the gamma function. Polynomial formula for the asymptotic ratios. The asymptotic ratios are a(n)=pn(π2)a(n)=p_n(\pi^2) for n2n\geq2, where pn(x)p_n(x) is the polynomial

pn(x)=14n21k=0n/21(4)kxk+1(2k+1)!Γ(n1)Γ(2n22k)Γ(n12k)Γ(2n2).p_n(x)=\frac{1}{4n^2-1}\sum_{k=0}^{\left\lfloor n/2\right\rfloor-1}\frac{(-4)^k x^{k+1}}{(2k+1)!}\frac{\Gamma(n-1)\Gamma(2n-2-2k)}{\Gamma(n-1-2k)\Gamma(2n-2)}.

The formula is significant because it gives an explicit expression for the limiting growth ratios of the Bernoulli partition entries in terms of polynomials evaluated at π2\pi^2; the source presents it as a consequence of numerical calculations and OEIS data, with no resolution evidence supplied.

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Primary source

Thomas L. Curtright, “Bernoulli Partitions”, arXiv:2502.09633 (2025).

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