T-122: Reported s(152) ≤ alpha_152 with a degree-40 exact side form

V0 C0 upper bound recorded

2026-10-07 published · Daniel after Couzo · n=152

Evan Daniel reports s(152) <= alpha_152, where alpha_152 is the feasible side of the source configuration and the selected root of the degree-40 integer polynomial in reported-catalogue.json, new_form_claims.152, with its retained rational root interval, whose ends agree to 24 places, so s(152)≤12.830718800976609954865516… The same source asserts that this polynomial is minimal; that additional algebraic assertion has not been independently established here.

Significance, composition and next rung
Significance
A reported exact algebraic form for an existing source configuration, without a new verified bound.
Next rung
Acquire and bind the exact source geometry, check root identity and full feasibility independently, and review any minimality claim separately. PR403 owns canonical exact-value integration.
Unfinished confirmations
C3: the exact source geometry acquired and bound, and its root identity and full feasibility checked independently. Not priced.
Novelty
previously-published Present in an identified source

The case

Case record

n=152

12.3412.831
121314
12.32913.329
nn+1

Proven

12.34271≤s(152)≤12.830719

  • numerical

Citation record n-152

lowerKarakuş 2026, arXiv corrects Nagamochi 2005 (confirmed T-083)

upperCouzo & Daniel, GitHub (confirmed T-098)

Open

  • optimality
  • exact value

The case record

LowerUpper
Gap0.48799951…

Results on the case

6 results in the register on n=152, oldest first, each with what it established and how it stands now.

  1. 2005 published T-007

    s(n)≥min(⌈n⌉,n−2⌊n⌋+1+1) for 4≤n≤324

    V0 C1 lower bound incomplete

    Nagamochi · Nagamochi 2005 · source · register

  2. 2026-09-04 published T-085

    Nagamochi 2005, Lemma 1 is false for every container with a>3 and b>2

    V3 C3 correction confirmed

    Karakuş; chelokot · Karakuş 2026 · chelokot Nagamochi counterexample 2026 · packet · register

  3. 2026-09-27 published T-056

    Smaller packings for 49 counts from n=68 to 307, each certified two independent ways

    V3 C3 upper bound confirmed superseded by T-098

    Couzo · franciscouzo square-packing 2026-09-27 · packet · register

  4. 2026-09-29 published T-083

    s(n)≥1/2+n−⌊n⌋+1/4 for every nonsquare 8≤n≤324

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed

    Karakuş · Karakuş 2026 · source · register

  5. 2026-10-05 published T-098

    Exact optima of 48 known-best packings: s(n) ≤ S', 3.5e-13 to 5.0e-11 below each printed side

    V3 C3 upper bound confirmed

    Daniel after Couzo, de Winter, Ellsworth, Levy · evand exact optima 2026-10-05 · packet · register

  6. 2026-10-07 published T-122 this result

    Reported s(152) ≤ alpha_152 with a degree-40 exact side form

    V0 C0 upper bound recorded

    Daniel after Couzo · Daniel exact and local reports 2026 · packet · register