Positivity conjecture for the plane-partition D'Arcais differences

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Let σ2(n):=∑d∣nd2\sigma_2(n):=\sum_{d\mid n}d^2, and let Δnσ2(x)\Delta_n^{\sigma_2}(x) denote the difference associated with the D'Arcais polynomials for g(n)=σ2(n)g(n)=\sigma_2(n). Plane-partition positivity conjecture. For every n∈Nn\in\mathbb{N},

Δnσ2(x)>0for x≥g(2)=5,\Delta_n^{\sigma_2}(x)>0\quad\text{for }x\geq g(2)=5,

and, moreover, for every n≥6n\geq 6,

Δnσ2(x)>0for x≥1.\Delta_n^{\sigma_2}(x)>0\quad\text{for }x\geq 1.

The claim is motivated by the computed values and plots in the paper; the supplied material gives no resolution, so its status remains open.

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Bernhard Heim und Markus Neuhauser, “Polynomization of Sun's Conjecture”, arXiv:2601.11226 (2026).

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