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On the number of plane partitions and non isomorphic subgroup towers of abelian groups
Linköping University, The Institute of Technology. Linköping University, Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics.
2006 (English)Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
##### Abstract [en]

We study the number of $k \times r$ plane partitions, weighted on the sum of the first row. Using Erhart reciprocity, we prove an identity for the generating function. For the special case $k=1$ this result follows from the classical theory of partitions, and for $k=2$ it was proved in Andersson-Bhowmik with another method. We give an explicit formula in terms of Young tableaux, and study the corresponding zeta-function. We give an application on the average orders of towers of abelian groups. In particular we prove that the number of isomorphism classes of subgroups of subgroups of ... ($k-1$ times) ... of abelian groups'' of order at most $N$ is asymptotic to $c_k N (\log N)^{k-1}$. This generalises results from Erd{\H o}s-Szekeres and Andersson-Bhowmik where the corresponding result was proved for $k=1$ and $k=2$.

2006.
Mathematics
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Local ID: 59162OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-41837DiVA: diva2:262692
Available from: 2009-10-10 Created: 2009-10-10

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