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[#R809] The complete failure set is 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10

claim. Almkvist's theorem and exact small cases classify every positive order.

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1Summary

Exact convolution shows that \(P_n\) is unimodal for \(n=1,3,5,7\) and fails for \(n=2,4,6,8,9,10\). The descents on the increasing half occur after exponents 2, 8, 18 and 20, 34, 44, and 54, respectively. The corresponding coefficient drops are \[ 2>1,\quad7>6,\quad34>33,\quad36>35,\quad214>213,\quad549>547,\quad1423>1417. \] At \(n=10\), the eleven central coefficients are \[ 1367,1379,1404,1408,1423,1417,1423,1408,1404,1379,1367. \] At \(n=11\), the central valley has disappeared; the corresponding window is \[ 3608,3657,3684,3715,3723,3735,3723,3715,3684,3657,3608. \] Almkvist's theorem covers every \(n\geq11\). Therefore the six listed orders are all the failures.

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2Evidence

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Verification source: doi.org ↗, Almkvist's all-n result for n at least 11, combined with the exact finite computation in tspu-artifact-sweep-300

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  "relevance": "For Eventual unimodality of ternary subset-sum polynomials, record tspu-claim-complete-exceptions (“The complete failure set is 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10”) records a bound, answer, status fact, or structural consequence. The record states: Almkvist's theorem and exact small cases classify every positive order.",
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5Provenance

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ternary-subset-polynomial-unimodality
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Almkvist's all-n result for n at least 11, combined with the exact finite computation in tspu-artifact-sweep-300
License
CC0-1.0
Contributors
TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-24
Public record
R809
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tspu-claim-complete-exceptions
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