# The $A_2$ Rogers-Ramanujan identities revisited

## TL;DR

This paper revisits the $A_2$ Rogers-Ramanujan identities, providing a new derivation using cylindric partitions, thereby offering fresh insights into these classical combinatorial identities.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel derivation of the $A_2$ Rogers-Ramanujan identities through cylindric partitions, expanding the combinatorial understanding of these identities.

## Key findings

- New derivation of $A_2$ Rogers-Ramanujan identities
- Connection between cylindric partitions and classical identities
- Enhanced combinatorial interpretation

## Abstract

In this note we show how to rederive the $A_2$ Rogers-Ramanujan identities proven by Andrews, Schilling and Warnaar using cylindric partitions. This paper is dedicated to George Andrews for his $80^{th}$ birthday.