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Erdős problem 70

Erdős Problem 70: Let c\mathfrak{c} be the cardinality of the continuum, let β\beta be a countable ordinal, and let 2n<ω2 \le n < \omega. Is it true that c(β,n)23\mathfrak{c} \to (\beta, n)^3_2?

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Trivial boundary case: c(ω,3)23\mathfrak{c} \to (\omega, 3)^3_2.

This is trivially true because in a 3-uniform hypergraph, a \"blue clique of size 3\" consists of a single 3-element subset ((33)=1\binom{3}{3} = 1), so the blue alternative merely asks for one blue triple to exist. The proof splits into two cases: - If any blue triple exists, it is itself a blue-monochromatic set of cardinality 3. - If no blue triple exists, all triples are red, and since ωc\omega \le \mathfrak{c}, any subset of order type ω\omega is red-monochromatic.

The problem becomes non-trivial only for n4n \ge 4; see omega_times_two_four for the simplest genuinely open case.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/70.leanErdos70.erdos_70.variants.omega_three1 lineExact file
TrueErdos70.OrdinalCardinalRamsey3 Cardinal.continuum.ord Ordinal.omega0 3
SolvedProof has a holeformal conjecturesexternal 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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