The spt function (smallest parts function) is a function in number theory that counts the sum of the number of smallest parts in each partition of a positive integer. It is related to the partition function.[1]

The first few values of spt(n) are:

1, 3, 5, 10, 14, 26, 35, 57, 80, 119, 161, 238, 315, 440, 589 ... (sequence A092269 in the OEIS)

Example

For example, there are five partitions of 4 (with smallest parts underlined):

4
3 + 1
2 + 2
2 + 1 + 1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1

These partitions have 1, 1, 2, 2, and 4 smallest parts, respectively. So spt(4) = 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 10.

Properties

Like the partition function, spt(n) has a generating function. It is given by

where .

The function is related to a mock modular form. Let denote the weight 2 quasi-modular Eisenstein series and let denote the Dedekind eta function. Then for , the function

is a mock modular form of weight 3/2 on the full modular group with multiplier system , where is the multiplier system for .

While a closed formula is not known for spt(n), there are Ramanujan-like congruences including

References

  1. Andrews, George E. (2008-11-01). "The number of smallest parts in the partitions of n". 2008 (624): 133–142. doi:10.1515/CRELLE.2008.083. ISSN 1435-5345. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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