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Erdős problem 94

Suppose nn points in R2\mathbb{R}^2 determine a convex polygon and the set of distances between them is {u1,,ut}\{u_1,\ldots,u_t\}. Suppose uiu_i appears as the distance between f(ui)f(u_i) many pairs of points. Then if(ui)2n3.\sum_i f(u_i)^2 \ll n^3.

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Suppose nn points in R2\mathbb{R}^2 determine a convex polygon and the set of distances between them is {u1,,ut}\{u_1,\ldots,u_t\}. Suppose uiu_i appears as the distance between f(ui)f(u_i) many pairs of points. Then if(ui)2n3.\sum_i f(u_i)^2 \ll n^3.

In [Er97c] Erdős claims that Fishburn solved this, but gives no reference.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/94.leanErdos94.erdos_944 linesExact file
C > 0,  ∀ (P : Finset (EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 2))),    EuclideanGeometry.ConvexIndepPuEuclideanGeometry.distanceSet P, ↑(EuclideanGeometry.distanceMultiplicity P u) ^ 2 ≤ C * ↑P.card ^ 3
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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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