Who was the first to develop the asymptotic formulae for the distinct parts version of $p(n)?$
[Math] Who discovered the asymptotic formula for the number of partitions of n into distinct parts
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Who was the first to develop the asymptotic formulae for the distinct parts version of $p(n)?$
Best Answer
According to Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers, Volume 2, page 162, "G. H. Hardy and S.Ramanujan proved that the logarithm of the number $p(n)$ of partitions of $n$ is asymptotic to $\pi\sqrt{2n/3}$, and the logarithm of the number of partitions of $n$ into distinct positive integers is asymptotic to $\pi\sqrt{n/3}$." The reference is given as Proc London Math Soc 16 (1917) 131.