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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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Ma and Tang have proved that the chromatic number of J(2k,k)J(2k,k) is >k+1>k+1 for all k>2k>2 not of the form p1p-1 for prime pp.

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∀ (k : ℕ), 2 < k → (k + 1).Composite → ↑k + 1 < (SimpleGraph.johnson (2 * k) k).chromaticNumber
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