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Laguerre inequality and determinantal inequality for the broken k-diamond partition function

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Let an=Δk(n)a_{n}=\Delta_{k}(n) , then for n ≥ 14 and k=1 or 2 I(an,an+1,an+2,an+3,an+4)=A(an,an+1,an+2,an+3,an+4)3−27B(an,an+1,an+2,an+3,an+4)2>0,\begin{aligned}I\left(a_{n},a_{n+1},a_{n+2},a_{n+3},a_{n+4}\right)&=A\left(a_{n},a_{n+1},a_{n+2},a_{n+3},a_{n+4}\right)^{3}\\&\quad-27B\left(a_{n},a_{n+1},a_{n+2},a_{n+3},a_{n+4}\right)^{2}>0,\end{aligned} where A(an,an+1,an+2,an+3,an+4)=anan+4−4an+1an+3+3an+22,\text{where }A\left(a_{n},a_{n+1},a_{n+2},a_{n+3},a_{n+4}\right)=a_{n}a_{n+4}-4a_{n+1}a_{n+3}+3a_{n+2}^{2}, B(an,an+1,an+2,an+3,an+4)=−anan+2an+4+an+23+anan+32+an+12an+4−2an+1an+2an+3.\begin{aligned}B\left(a_{n},a_{n+1},a_{n+2},a_{n+3},a_{n+4}\right)=&-a_{n}a_{n+2}a_{n+4}+a_{n+2}^{3}+a_{n}a_{n+3}^{2}\\&+a_{n+1}^{2}a_{n+4}-2a_{n+1}a_{n+2}a_{n+3}.\end{aligned}

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    Problem: For k∈{1,2}k\in\{1,2\}, let Δk(n)\Delta_k(n) be defined by

    ∑n≥0Δk(n)qn=∏m≥1(1−q2m)(1−q(2k+1)m)(1−qm)3(1−q(4k+2)m).\sum_{n\ge0}\Delta_k(n)q^n= \prod_{m\ge1}\frac{(1-q^{2m})(1-q^{(2k+1)m})}{(1-q^m)^3(1-q^{(4k+2)m})}.

    The conjecture asserts that for all n≥14n\ge14,

    I=A3−27B2>0I=A^3-27B^2>0

    with A,BA,B as in the prompt, evaluated at (an,…,an+4)=(Δk(n),…,Δk(n+4))(a_n,\dots,a_{n+4})=(\Delta_k(n),\dots,\Delta_k(n+4)).

    Result: The conjecture is false. It fails already for k=1k=1, n=14n=14.

    Expanding the defining generating function for k=1k=1 gives

    Δ1(14)=8618,Δ1(15)=13314,Δ1(16)=20327,Δ1(17)=30693,Δ1(18)=45882.\Delta_1(14)=8618,\quad \Delta_1(15)=13314,\quad \Delta_1(16)=20327,\quad \Delta_1(17)=30693,\quad \Delta_1(18)=45882.

    Thus

    A=8618⋅45882−4(13314)(30693)+3(20327)2=385455,A=8618\cdot45882-4(13314)(30693)+3(20327)^2=385455,

    and

    B=−8618⋅20327⋅45882+203273+8618⋅306932+133142⋅45882−2(13314)(20327)(30693)=48461777.B=-8618\cdot20327\cdot45882+20327^3+8618\cdot30693^2 +13314^2\cdot45882-2(13314)(20327)(30693)=48461777.

    Therefore

    I=3854553−27(48461777)2=−6141492076867308<0.I=385455^3-27(48461777)^2 =-6141492076867308<0.

    So the asserted inequality I>0I>0 for all n≥14n\ge14 is disproved.

    The failure is a boundary-threshold defect: direct computation also shows failures at n=15,16n=15,16, while the minimal natural endpoint repair would be to replace n≥14n\ge14 by n≥17n\ge17. The counterexample above, however, already rigorously resolves the stated conjecture as false.

    Citation: The generating function is due to Andrews and Paule and is quoted in Yang, Laguerre inequality and determinantal inequality for the broken kk-diamond partition function, arXiv:2305.17864. No prior disproof is used here.

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    model says: correctGPT-5.5 xhigh (SMD judge 1)

    scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

    PASS

    The claimed counterexample attacks the exact conjecture. For k=1k=1, expanding the stated generating function indeed gives

    Δ1(14),…,Δ1(18)=8618,13314,20327,30693,45882.\Delta_1(14),\ldots,\Delta_1(18)=8618,13314,20327,30693,45882.

    Substituting these into the given formulas yields

    A=385455,B=48461777,A=385455,\qquad B=48461777,

    and hence

    A3−27B2=−6141492076867308<0.A^3-27B^2=-6141492076867308<0.

    Thus the asserted positivity for all n≥14n\ge14 is false. The computation is finite and sufficient as a rigorous disproof.

    Novelty assessment

    TYPE1

    Classification rationale: The resolution is a single finite counterexample obtained by expanding the defining generating function and substituting five values. It is rigorous and useful as an erratum-level observation, but it is a routine boundary computation and does not provide a new method, structural insight, or a publishable standalone theorem.

    Literature check: I found no prior published disproof of Yang’s Conjecture 6.1 or the specific k=1,n=14k=1,n=14 counterexample. I checked the arXiv/ar5iv full text, Research Square preprint, and Springer/Ramanujan Journal version, plus targeted searches for the title, “Conjecture 6.1”, the exact numerical values, and the negative value of II. The later Zhong paper proves asymptotic/sufficiently-large inequalities for Δk(n)\Delta_k(n), but not the exact small threshold and not this counterexample.

    Citation: Eve Y. Y. Yang, “The Laguerre inequality and determinantal inequality for the broken kk-diamond partition function,” Ramanujan J. 64 (2024), 857–880; arXiv:2305.17864.
    Ying Zhong, “Asymptotics and inequalities for the broken kk-diamond partition function,” Ramanujan J. 70 (2026), Article 29.

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