D'Arcais polynomial positivity conjecture

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Let Pnσ(x)P_n^{\sigma}(x) denote the nnth D'Arcais polynomial associated with the divisor-sum function σ\sigma, and define

Δnσ(x):=(Pnσ(x))n+1(Pn+1σ(x))n.\Delta_n^{\sigma}(x):=(P_n^{\sigma}(x))^{n+1}-(P_{n+1}^{\sigma}(x))^n.

D'Arcais positivity conjecture. For every integer n6n\geq 6 and every real x1x\geq 1,

(Pnσ(x))n+1(Pn+1σ(x))n>0.(P_n^{\sigma}(x))^{n+1}-(P_{n+1}^{\sigma}(x))^n>0.

At x=1x=1, this specializes to Sun's conjecture for partition numbers. The supplied material does not state whether this broader polynomial claim has been resolved.

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Primary source

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

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