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Erdős problem 1067

Does every graph with chromatic number 1\aleph_1 contain an infinitely connected subgraph with chromatic number 1\aleph_1?

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Does every graph with chromatic number 1\aleph_1 contain an infinitely connected subgraph with chromatic number 1\aleph_1?

Komjáth [Ko13] proved that it is consistent that the answer is no. This was improved by Soukup [So15], who constructed a counterexample using no extra set-theoretical assumptions. A simpler elementary example was given by Bowler and Pitz [BoPi24].

This was formalized in Lean by Alexeev using Aristotle and Aleph Prover.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/1067.leanErdos1067.erdos_10673 linesExact file
False  ∀ (V : Type) (G : SimpleGraph V),    G.chromaticCardinal = Cardinal.aleph 1 → ∃ H, H.coe.chromaticCardinal = Cardinal.aleph 1 ∧ H.coe.InfinitelyConnected
SolvedProof has a holelean4external proof

The proof uses `sorry`: part of the argument is written but not proved. Lean accepts the file; it does not accept the theorem.

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