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Erdős problem 835

Does there exist a k>2k>2 such that the kk-sized subsets of {1,...,2k} can be coloured with k+1k+1 colours such that for every A{1,,2k}A\subset \{1,\ldots,2k\} with A=k+1\lvert A\rvert=k+1 all k+1k+1 colours appear among the kk-sized subsets of AA?

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Alternative statement of Erdős Problem 835 using the chromatic number of the Johnson graph. This is equivalent to asking whether there exists k>2k > 2 such that the chromatic number of the Johnson graph J(2k,k)J(2k, k) is k+1k+1.

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(∃ l, (SimpleGraph.johnson (2 * (l + 3)) (l + 3)).chromaticNumber = ↑(l + 3) + 1) ↔ sorry
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