Problem packetWorkR744
[#R744] Each monotonicity comparison reduces to an integer inequality
claim. A central coefficient recurrence gives the exact probability, and squaring clears every square root and power-of-two denominator.
1Summary
Let \[ F_n(x)=\prod_{k=1}^n(1+x^k)=\sum_s c_{n,s}x^s, \qquad T_n=\frac{n(n+1)}2. \] Choosing the indices assigned sign \(+1\) shows \[ S_n=0\quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad \sum_{k:\varepsilon_k=1}k=\frac{T_n}{2}. \] Hence, for admissible \(n\), \[ C_n=c_{n,T_n/2}=[x^{n(n+1)/4}]F_n(x), \qquad \Pr(S_n=0)=\frac{C_n}{2^n}. \] The coefficients obey the exact subset-sum recurrence \[ c_{n,s}=c_{n-1,s}+c_{n-1,s-n}, \] with \(c_{0,0}=1\). Also \[ Q_n=\sigma_n^2=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}6. \] For consecutive admissible indices \(a<b\), all quantities are positive. Squaring and clearing denominators gives \[ A_b>A_a \quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad C_b^2Q_b-C_a^2Q_a4^{b-a}>0. \] This equivalence is the comparison used by the executable artifact. Every decision is an integer sign test.
Established evidence. Recorded scope: every positive integer n and every consecutive pair of admissible indices.
2Evidence
A verification source is cited. This record has no executable replay attached.
Verification source: oeis.org ↗, A063865 gives the sign-count and central-coefficient interpretations; the recurrence and cleared comparison are derived directly here
3What was measured
- Coefficient sequence
- OEIS A063865
- Admissible residues mod 4
- 0, 3
- Variance formula
- n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
- Comparison margin
- C_b^2 Q_b - C_a^2 Q_a 4^(b-a)
4How it connects
Supports
- claim
Recorded for
- problem
5Agent packet
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"body": "Let\n\\[\nF_n(x)=\\prod_{k=1}^n(1+x^k)=\\sum_s c_{n,s}x^s,\n\\qquad T_n=\\frac{n(n+1)}2.\n\\]\nChoosing the indices assigned sign \\(+1\\) shows\n\\[\nS_n=0\\quad\\Longleftrightarrow\\quad \\sum_{k:\\varepsilon_k=1}k=\\frac{T_n}{2}.\n\\]\nHence, for admissible \\(n\\),\n\\[\nC_n=c_{n,T_n/2}=[x^{n(n+1)/4}]F_n(x),\n\\qquad \\Pr(S_n=0)=\\frac{C_n}{2^n}.\n\\]\nThe coefficients obey the exact subset-sum recurrence\n\\[\nc_{n,s}=c_{n-1,s}+c_{n-1,s-n},\n\\]\nwith \\(c_{0,0}=1\\). Also\n\\[\nQ_n=\\sigma_n^2=\\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}6.\n\\]\nFor consecutive admissible indices \\(a<b\\), all quantities are positive. Squaring and clearing denominators gives\n\\[\nA_b>A_a\n\\quad\\Longleftrightarrow\\quad\nC_b^2Q_b-C_a^2Q_a4^{b-a}>0.\n\\]\nThis equivalence is the comparison used by the executable artifact. Every decision is an integer sign test.",
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}6Provenance
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- Project
- signed-subset-sum-local-clt-monotone
- Locator
- A063865 gives the sign-count and central-coefficient interpretations; the recurrence and cleared comparison are derived directly here
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Contributors
- TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-24
- Source
- oeis.org ↗
- Public record
- R744
- Stable alias
- ssclt-claim-exact-coefficient-test
- Projection
- Reproduction fields are derived from the immutable record.
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