Correspondence among congruence families for generalized Frobenius partitions via modular permutations

TL;DR

This paper explores the symmetries and modular relations among families of generalized Frobenius partitions, constructing vector-valued modular forms and establishing correspondences that reveal congruences and transformations.

Contribution

It introduces a framework for understanding congruence families of generalized Frobenius partitions using modular forms and equivalence relations, extending prior symmetry results.

Findings

Constructed vector-valued modular forms for $c\psi_{k,\beta}$

Established equivalence relations among $\beta$-families

Proved congruences for $c\phi_{3}$ using modular transformations

Abstract

In 2024, Garvan, Sellers and Smoot discovered a remarkable symmetry in the families of congruences for generalized Frobenius partitions $c\psi_{2,0}$ and $c\psi_{2,1}$. They also emphasized that the considerations for the general case of $c\psi_{k,\beta}$ are important for future work. In this paper, for each $k$ we construct a vector-valued modular form for the generating functions of $c\psi_{k,\beta}$, and determine an equivalence relation among all $\beta$. Within each equivalence class, we can identify modular transformations relating the congruences of one $c\psi_{k,\beta}$ to that of another $c\psi_{k,\beta'}$. Furthermore, correspondences between different equivalence classes can also be obtained through linear combinations of modular transformations. As an example, with the aid of these correspondences, we prove a family of congruences of $c\phi_{3}$, the Andrews' $3$-colored Frobenius partition.