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Erdős problem 287

Let k2k\geq2. Is it true that, for any distinct integers 1<n1<<nk1 < n_1 < \cdots < n_k such that i=1k1ni=1\sum_{i=1}^k \frac{1}{n_i} = 1, we must have max(ni+1ni)3\max(n_{i+1} - n_i) \geq 3?

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The lower bound of 2\geq 2 is equivalent to saying that 11 is not the sum of reciprocals of consecutive integers, proved by Erdős [Er32].

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∀ (k : ℕ) (x : 2 ≤ k) (s : Fin k → ℕ), StrictMono s → 1 < s ⟨0, ⋯⟩ → ∑ i, 1 / ↑(s i) = 1 → 2 ≤ Erdos287.max_gap k s
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