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Erdős problem 138

If W(k)W(k) is the least NN such that every two-colouring of {1,,N}\{1, \dots, N\} contains a monochromatic kk-term arithmetic progression, must W(k+1)W(k)W(k+1) - W(k) \to \infty?

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In [Er80] Erdős asks whether limk(W(k))1/k= \lim_{k \to \infty} (W(k))^{1/k} = \infty

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TrueFilter.Tendsto (fun k => ↑(Erdos138.W k) ^ (1 / ↑k)) Filter.atTop Filter.atTop
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