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Erdős problem 1136

Does there exist A⊂NA\subset \mathbb{N} with lower density >1/3>1/3 such that a+b≠2ka+b\neq 2^k for any a,b∈Aa,b\in A and k≥0k\geq 0?

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Müller also proved this is best possible, in that AA with the property in the question has lower density at most 1/21/2.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/1136.leanErdos1136.erdos_1136.variants.upper_bound1 lineExact file
∀ (A : Set ℕ), Erdos1136.AvoidsPowersOfTwo A → A.lowerDensity ≤ 1 / 2
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