Unimodality conjecture for the even part of reciprocal subsum numerators

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Let num(n,x)\mathrm{num}(n,x) be the numerator polynomial associated with sums of reciprocals of subsum polynomials over partitions of nn, and write

num(n,x)=num0(n,x)+num1(n,x),\mathrm{num}(n,x)=\mathrm{num}_0(n,x)+\mathrm{num}_1(n,x),

where num0(n,x)\mathrm{num}_0(n,x) is even and num1(n,x)\mathrm{num}_1(n,x) is odd. Unimodality conjecture. The polynomial num0(n,x)\mathrm{num}_0(n,x) is unimodal. The paper reports experimental evidence for this conjecture, which remains open.

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Primary source

Cristina Ballantine, George Beck, Brooke Feigon and Kathrin Maurischat, “Reciprocals of Subsum Polynomials”, arXiv:2605.10512 (2026).

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