A general asymptotic formula for distinct partitions

Many asymptotic formulas exist for unrestricted integer partitions as well as for equal partitions of integers into a finite number of parts. We use an analogy with fermion gases and the tools of statistical physics to derive asymptotic formulas for distinct partitions with a large but finite number of parts. These results are supported by the fact that we recover some other existing asymptotic results and by numerical comparisons with exact results.