Log-concavity conjecture for reciprocal subsum denominators

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Let den(n,x)\mathrm{den}(n,x) be the denominator polynomial associated with sums of reciprocals of subsum polynomials over partitions of nn. Log-concavity conjecture. The sequence of coefficients of den(n,x)\mathrm{den}(n,x) is log-concave except when n{3,5,6,7}n\in\{3,5,6,7\}. The claim is presented with experimental evidence and 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).

Additional references

63 papers in this index state this conjecture (2000–2026). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2603.27888, arXiv:2602.04390, arXiv:2601.21496, arXiv:2512.21401, arXiv:2508.04396, arXiv:2505.09821, arXiv:2505.01087, arXiv:2504.05123, arXiv:2503.19694, arXiv:2411.02667, arXiv:2411.14102, arXiv:2408.15111, and 50 more.

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