Abstract
By means of a new criterion for higher multiplicities of additive representations of integers as sums of distinct terms of a fixed integer sequence sharp bounds are determined for the partition function of many sequences with the aid of a computer.
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Mayer, D.C. Sharp bounds for the partition function of integer sequences. BIT 27, 98–110 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01937358
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