Fixed-perimeter inequality for parts divisible by and repeated at least k times

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Let FOj,k(n)FO_{j,k}(n) be the number of partitions of nn with exactly jj parts divisible by kk, and let FDj,k(n)FD_{j,k}(n) be the number of partitions of nn with exactly jj parts appearing at least kk times. For j≥0j\geq 0 and k≥2k\geq 2, the fixed-perimeter inequality conjecture.

FDj,k(n)≥FOj,k(n)FD_{j,k}(n)\geq FO_{j,k}(n)

for sufficiently large nn.

The equality FOj,2(n)=FDj,2(n)FO_{j,2}(n)=FD_{j,2}(n) is known for all nn, but for k≥2k\geq 2 the two quantities are not equal for all nn in general. The stated inequality is supported by computational evidence and concerns the eventual comparison for general kk.

References

Primary source

Gabriel Gray, Emily Payne, Holly Swisher and Ren Watson, “Fixed perimeter analogues of some partition results”, arXiv:2502.12394 (2025).

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