Finitude of the Fibers of Complementary Bell Numbers

Precise statement

Subbarao and Verma asked in 1999 (Problem 5.7, first part) whether the complementary Bell numbers $f(n) = B_n(-1)$ take any given value only finitely many times. Campbell proves they do: for every fixed integer the fiber is finite, a result whose techniques connect to Wilf's conjecture on the vanishing of $f(n)$.

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Timeline

1. 2026-08-01

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