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An alternate proof of a congruence regarding Ramanujan’s tau function

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Ramaunjan’s tau function, denoted δ (n) is defined by the identity (1) below, wherex represents a complex variable such that |x| < 1. Using properties of t-core partitions, we obtain an alternate proof of the congruence (2) below.

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  1. Mathematics Department, San Francisco State University, 94132, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Neville Robbins

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Robbins, N. An alternate proof of a congruence regarding Ramanujan’s tau function. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo 53, 5–8 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921424

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