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On the dual nature of partial theta functions and Appell-Lerch sums
In recent work, Hickerson and the author demonstrated that it is useful to
think of Appell--Lerch sums as partial theta functions. This notion can be used
to relate identities involving partial theta functions with identities
involving Appell--Lerch sums. In this sense, Appell--Lerch sums and partial
theta functions appear to be dual to each other. This duality theory is not
unlike that found by Andrews between various sets of identities of
Rogers-Ramanujan type with respect to Baxter's solution to the hard hexagon
model of statistical mechanics. As an application we construct bilateral
-series with mixed mock modular behaviour.Comment: To be published in Advances in Mathematic
The generalized Borwein conjecture. II. Refined q-trinomial coefficients
Transformation formulas for four-parameter refinements of the q-trinomial
coefficients are proven. The iterative nature of these transformations allows
for the easy derivation of several infinite series of q-trinomial identities,
and can be applied to prove many instances of Bressoud's generalized Borwein
conjecture.Comment: 36 pages, AMS-LaTe
Two truncated identities of Gauss
Two new expansions for partial sums of Gauss' triangular and square numbers
series are given. As a consequence, we derive a family of inequalities for the
overpartition function and for the partition function
counting the partitions of with distinct odd parts. Some further
inequalities for variations of partition function are proposed as conjectures.Comment: 9 pages, final versio
Static and dynamic modifications to photon absorption:The effects of surrounding chromophores
This Letter investigates the influence, on the molecular absorption of light, of surrounding chromophores. Two novel rate contributions are identified - one vanishing for a medium with no static dipole moment. The other, dynamic term is used to model a system of primary absorbers and secondary chromophores distributed in a host medium. Further modification provides a basis for modelling a case where the medium is, itself, marginally absorptive, thus accounting for optical losses as the input propagates through the surrounding host. The results facilitate tailoring of secondary chromophore and host effects in the pursuit of materials with specific absorption features
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