§17.16 Mathematical Applications

Many special cases of -series arise in the theory of partitions, a topic treated in §§27.14(i) and 26.9. In Lie algebras Lepowsky and Milne (1978) and Lepowsky and Wilson (1982) laid foundations for extensive interaction with -series. These and other applications are described in the surveys Andrews (1974, 1986). More recent applications are given in Gasper and Rahman (2004, Chapter 8) and Fine (1988, Chapters 1 and 2).