Open problems of Bruckamp, Caicedo, and Juhnke on Hermite normal form simplices

For the Hermite normal form simplices Sa=conv⁡(0,e1,…,ed−1,a)S_{\boldsymbol a}=\operatorname{conv}(0,e_1,\ldots,e_{d-1},\boldsymbol a), where a=(a1,…,ad−1,N)\boldsymbol a=(a_1,\ldots,a_{d-1},N), and Td,N=conv⁡(0,e1,…,ed−2,(d−2,…,d−2,d−1,0),(1,…,1,N))T_{d,N}=\operatorname{conv}\bigl(0,e_1,\ldots,e_{d-2},(d-2,\ldots,d-2,d-1,0),(1,\ldots,1,N)\bigr), determine: (1) whether the Ehrhart-coefficient sequence of Td,NT_{d,N} is unimodal for all admissible dd and NN, and classify the cases in which the relevant Ehrhart data are log-concave or real-rooted; (2) for the subfamily SaS_{\boldsymbol a} with a=(N−q,…,N−q,N)\boldsymbol a=(N-q,\ldots,N-q,N), characterize exactly when SaS_{\boldsymbol a} has the integer decomposition property and when it admits a regular unimodular triangulation, in terms of a congruence condition on a negative continued fraction; and (3) for arbitrary admissible a\boldsymbol a, characterize when SaS_{\boldsymbol a} has the integer decomposition property and when it admits a unimodular triangulation.

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A newly posted, unrefereed paper claims to settle all three problems, but the claim has not been independently checked.

The entry concerns three open questions about Hermite normal form simplices posed by Bruckamp, Caicedo, and Juhnke. The reported work claims to resolve all three and extend the classification to wider families.

September 2026 preprint

Feihu Liu, Jinlong Tang, Sihao Tao, and Zihao Zhang claim that their paper proves unimodality and classifies log-concavity and real-rootedness for one family, while characterizing integer decomposition and triangulation conditions for another. The preprint is newly posted and unrefereed.

Current status (as of September 2026): A preprint claims to close all three problems, but the claimed resolution remains unverified.

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