International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 2004 (2004), Issue 45-48, Pages 2495-2501
doi:10.1155/S0161171204401380
A combinatorial proof of a partition identity of Andrews and Stanley
Andrew V. Sills
Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, Piscataway 08854-8019, NJ, USA
Abstract
In his paper, "On a partition function of Richard Stanley," George Andrews proves a certain partition identity analytically and asks for a combinatorial proof.This paper provides the requested combinatorial proof.