Characterization of supports of variable-wise log-concave Laurent polynomials

Characterize exactly which finite saturated subsets of the integer lattice can occur as the support of a Laurent polynomial in the variable-wise log-concavity class $\LC$.

Background

The paper proves that every Laurent polynomial in the class $\LC$ has a finite saturated support. However, the converse fails: the paper gives a saturated set, {(0,0),(1,0),(2,1)}\{(0,0),(1,0),(2,1)\}, for which no Laurent polynomial with positive coefficients and that support belongs to $\LC$.

Consequently, determining a necessary and sufficient condition for a finite saturated set to arise as the support of an $\LC$ Laurent polynomial remains unresolved.

References

We currently do not have a necessary and sufficient condition for a set $S$ to arise the support of an $\LC$ Laurent polynomial.

— Log-concavity and Approximate Counting for Totally Unimodular Polytopes  (2609.39917 - Leake et al., 30 Sep 2026) in Section 2, subsection 'Examples and properties'