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Erdős problem 285

Let f(k)f(k) be the minimal value of nkn_k such that there exist n1<n2<<nkn_1 < n_2 < \dots < n_k with 1=1n1++1nk. 1 = \frac{1}{n_1} + \cdots + \frac{1}{n_k}. Is it true that f(k)=(1+o(1))ee1k? f(k) = (1 + o(1)) \frac{e}{e - 1} k ?

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It is trivial that f(k)(1+o(1))ee1kf(k)\geq (1 + o(1)) \frac{e}{e - 1}k.

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∀ (f : ℕ → ℕ) (S : Set ℕ),  S = {k | ∃ n, StrictMono n ∧ 0 ∉ Set.range n ∧ 1 = ∑ i, 1 / ↑(n i)} →    (∀ kS,        IsLeast {x | ∃ n, ∃ (_ : StrictMono n) (_ : 0 ∉ Set.range n) (_ : 1 = ∑ i, 1 / ↑(n i)), n (Fin.last k) = x}          (f k)) →o, ∃ (_ : o =o[Filter.atTop] 1), ∀ kS, (1 + o k) * Real.exp 1 / (Real.exp 1 - 1) * (↑k + 1) ≤ ↑(f k)
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