Log-concavity conjecture for reciprocal subsum denominators
Log-concavity conjecture for reciprocal subsum denominators
Let be the denominator polynomial associated with sums of reciprocals of subsum polynomials over partitions of . Log-concavity conjecture. The sequence of coefficients of is log-concave except when . 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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