Explicit Formulas for Partition Pairs and Triples with 3-Cores

Abstract

Let $A_{3}(n)$ (resp. ${{B}_{3}}(n)$) denote the number of partition pairs (resp. triples) of $n$ where each partition is 3-core. By applying Ramanujan's ${}_{1}\psi_{1}$ formula and Bailey's ${}_{6}\psi_{6}$ formula, we find the explicit formulas for $A_{3}(n)$ and $B_{3}(n)$. Using these formulas, we confirm a conjecture of Xia and establish many arithmetic identities satisfied by $A_{3}(n)$ and $B_{3}(n)$.