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declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:659

True ↔ ∃ A, (∀ (n : ℕ), (A n).card = n ∧ ∀ S ⊆ A n, S.card = 4 → 3 ≤ EuclideanGeometry.distinctDistances S) ∧ (fun n => ↑(EuclideanGeometry.distinctDistances (A n))) =O[Filter.atTop] fun n => ↑n / √(Real.log ↑n)

geometrydistancespossible6 sources

declared solved (Lean) · formalizederdos:694

∀ (fmax fmin : ℕ → ℕ), (∀ (n : ℕ), IsGreatest (Nat.totient ⁻¹' {n}) (fmax n)) → (∀ (n : ℕ), IsLeast (Nat.totient ⁻¹' {n}) (fmin n)) → ∃ o, Filter.Tendsto o Filter.atTop (nhds 0) ∧ ∀ (x : ℕ), sSup {x_1 | ∃ n, ∃ (_ : n ≤ x) (_ : ∃ m, m.totient = n), ↑(fmax n) / ↑(fmin n) = x_1} = (Real.exp Real.eulerMascheroniConstant + o x) * Real.log (Real.log ↑x)

number theorypossible6 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalized · $1000erdos:707

Erdős conjectured, in over a dozen papers spanning 1976 to 1997 and with a 1000 dollars prize attached, that every finite Sidon set extends to a perfect difference set modulo

p^2+p+1

for some prime

p

. Alexeev and Mixon establish that

\{1,2,4,8\}

is a counterexample - and discovered along the way that Marshall Hall, Jr. had published a different counterexample three decades before Erdős first posed the problem, unnoticed by the community for half a century.

additive combinatoricssidon setsN/A6 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:728

Whether there are infinitely many integers

a, b, n

with

a, b \ge \varepsilon n

such that

a!\cdot b!

divides

n!\cdot(a+b-n)!

while

a+b

exceeds

n

by more than

C\cdot\log n

number theoryfactorialsN/A6 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:729

True ↔ ∀ C > 0, ∃ K ≥ 3, {(a, b, n) | a > 0 ∧ b > 0 ∧ n > 0 ∧ ↑a + ↑b > ↑n + C * Real.log ↑n ∧ ∀ (p : ℕ), Nat.Prime p → p > K → padicValNat p (↑n.factorial / (↑a.factorial * ↑b.factorial)).den = 0}.Infinite

number theoryfactorialsN/A6 sources

declared solved (Lean) · formalizederdos:741

True ↔ ∀ (A : Set ℕ), 0 < (A + A).upperDensity → ∃ A₁ A₂, A = A₁ ∪ A₂ ∧ Disjoint A₁ A₂ ∧ 0 < (A₁ + A₁).upperDensity ∧ 0 < (A₂ + A₂).upperDensity

additive combinatoricsN/A6 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:750

True ↔ ∀ (f : ℕ → NNReal), Filter.Tendsto f Filter.atTop Filter.atTop → ∃ V G, G.chromaticNumber = ⊤ ∧ ∀ (m : ℕ) (S : Set V), 0 < m → S.ncard = m → ∃ I ⊆ S, G.IsIndepSet I ∧ ↑m / 2 - f m ≤ ↑I.ncard

graph theorychromatic numberN/A5 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:769

For the least cutoff

c(n)

after which every

k

occurs as the number of homothetic cubes in a decomposition of the unit

n

-cube, is

c(n) \gg n^n

? The Lean proof shows

c(n) = o(n^n)

along odd dimensions.

number theorygeometryA014544 · possible4 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:796

g_3(n)

is the largest size of

A \subseteq [1,n]

with fewer than three representations of every product

a_1 a_2

, does its conjectured second-order normalized term converge? The candidate proof gives an explicit limit constant.

number theorypossible5 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalizederdos:846

False ↔ ∀ (A : Set (EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 2))), ∀ ε > 0, A.Infinite → Erdos846.NonTrilinearFor A ε → Erdos846.WeaklyNonTrilinear A

geometryN/A6 sources

declared decidable · formalizederdos:848

Is the maximum size of a set

A\subseteq \{1,\ldots,N\}

such that

ab+1

is never squarefree (for all

a,b\in A

) achieved by taking those

n\equiv 7\pmod{25}

? Resolved for all sufficiently large

N

: any near-maximal

A

is contained in

\{n\equiv 7\pmod{25}\}

\{n\equiv 18\pmod{25}\}

, leaving only a finite check.

number theoryN/A4 sources

declared proved · formalizederdos:851

∀ ε ∈ Set.Ioo 0 1, ∃ r d, (Erdos851.TwoPowAddSet r).HasDensity d ∧ 1 - ε ≤ d

number theoryN/A4 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:865

∃ C > 0, ∀ᶠ (N : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, ∀ A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N, ↑A.card ≥ 5 / 8 * ↑N + C → ∃ a ∈ A, ∃ b ∈ A, ∃ c ∈ A, a ≠ b ∧ a ≠ c ∧ b ≠ c ∧ a + b ∈ A ∧ a + c ∈ A ∧ b + c ∈ A

number theoryadditive combinatoricspossible5 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalizederdos:871

False ↔ ∀ (A : Set ℕ), ((∀ᶠ (n : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, ∃ a ∈ A, ∃ b ∈ A, a + b = n) ∧ ∀ (t : ℕ), ∀ᶠ (n : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, ∃ pairs, pairs.card ≥ t ∧ ∀ p ∈ pairs, p.1 ∈ A ∧ p.2 ∈ A ∧ p.1 + p.2 = n ∧ p.1 ≤ p.2) → ∃ B C, (∀ (x : ℕ), x ∈ A ↔ x ∈ B ∨ x ∈ C) ∧ Disjoint B C ∧ (∀ᶠ (n : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, ∃ a ∈ B, ∃ b ∈ B, a + b = n) ∧ ∀ᶠ (n : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, ∃ a ∈ C, ∃ b ∈ C, a + b = n

number theoryadditive basisN/A6 sources

declared solved · formalizederdos:888

(fun n => ↑(Nat.findGreatest (Erdos888.p n) n)) =Θ[Filter.atTop] fun n => ↑n * Real.log (Real.log ↑n) / Real.log ↑n

number theorysquaresA3875845 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalizederdos:897

False ↔ ∀ (f : ℕ → ℝ), (∀ a > 0, ∀ b > 0, a.Coprime b → f (a * b) = f a + f b) → Filter.limsup (fun x => match x with | (p, k) => ↑(f (p ^ k)) / ↑(Real.log (↑p ^ k))) (Filter.atTop ⊓ Filter.principal {(p, k) | Nat.Prime p}) = ⊤ → Filter.limsup (fun n => (↑(f (n + 1)) - ↑(f n)) / ↑(Real.log ↑n)) Filter.atTop = ⊤

number theoryN/A6 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:906

Is there an entire non-zero function

f:\mathbb{C}\to \mathbb{C}

such that, for any infinite sequence

n_1<n_2<\cdots

, the set

\{ z: f^{(n_k)}(z)=0 \textrm{ for some }k\geq 1\}

is everywhere dense? The literal question is trivial for polynomials, so the claims address the transcendental entire case, in the affirmative.

analysisiterated functionsN/A5 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:942

Let

h(n)

count powerful integers in

[n^2, (n+1)^2)

. What is the extremal order of

h(n)

number theorypossible4 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:959

How large can the difference between the largest and second-largest distance multiplicities be among

n

planar points?

geometrydistancesN/A4 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:966

Let

k,r\geq 2

. Does there exist a set

A\subseteq \mathbb{N}

that contains no non-trivial arithmetic progression of length

k+1

, yet in any

r

-colouring of

A

there must exist a monochromatic non-trivial arithmetic progression of length

k

? Answered in the affirmative.

number theoryadditive combinatoricsramsey theoryN/A6 sources

declared proved · formalizederdos:987

True ↔ ∀ (x : ℕ → ℝ), (∀ (j : ℕ), x j ∈ Set.Ioo 0 1) → Filter.limsup (fun k => Erdos987.A x k) Filter.atTop = ⊤

analysisdiscrepancyN/A4 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalizederdos:990

False ↔ ∃ C, ∀ (f : Polynomial ℂ), f.coeff 0 ≠ 0 → ∀ (α β : ℝ), 0 ≤ α → α ≤ β → β ≤ 2 * Real.pi → |↑(Erdos990.rootArgCount f (Set.Icc α β)) - (β - α) / (2 * Real.pi) * ↑f.natDegree| ≤ C * √(↑f.support.card * Real.log (Erdos990.M f))

analysisN/A6 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:996

Let

n_1<n_2<\cdots

be a lacunary sequence of integers and

f\in L^2([0,1])

with

n

th Fourier partial sum

f_n

. Is there an absolute constant

C>0

such that if

\| f-f_n\|_2 \ll (\log\log\log n)^{-C}

then

\frac{1}{N}\sum_{k\leq N}f(\{\alpha n_k\})\to\int_0^1 f

for almost every

\alpha

? A preprint answers this negatively via a dyadic spike-block counterexample.

analysisN/A4 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:997

True ↔ ∀ (α : ℝ), ¬Erdos997.IsWellDistributed fun n => Int.fract (α * ↑(Nat.nth Nat.Prime n))

analysisdiscrepancyprimesN/A6 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1014

∀ (k : ℕ), 3 ≤ k → Filter.Tendsto (fun l => ↑R(k, l + 1) / ↑R(k, l)) Filter.atTop (nhds 1)

graph theorypossible7 sources

declared solved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1026

For a sequence of

n

distinct reals, determine the largest constant

c

such that some monotonic subsequence always has sum exceeding

(c-o(1))\cdot(1/\sqrt{n})

times the total sum. Resolved as

c = 1

combinatoricsA391431 · A3914906 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1038

Among all nonconstant monic polynomials

f

whose roots lie in

[-1, 1]

, determine

\inf_f |\{x \in \mathbb{R} : |f(x)| < 1\}|

analysisN/A4 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1051

True ↔ ∀ (a : ℕ → ℤ), StrictMono a → Erdos1051.GrowthCondition a → Irrational (Erdos1051.ErdosSeries a)

irrationalityN/A6 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1061

Let

S(x)

count ordered pairs

(a,b)

with

a+b \le x

and

\sigma(a)+\sigma(b) = \sigma(a+b)

. Erdos asked whether

S(x) \sim cx

. The opposite extreme holds: for every

R > 0

S(x)/(x(\log x)^R) \to \infty

, so the count beats every fixed logarithmic scale.

number theoryA110177 · possible4 sources

declared disproved · formalizederdos:1092

False ↔ (fun n => ↑n) =o[Filter.atTop] fun n => ↑(Erdos1092.f 2 n)

geometrychromatic numberN/A5 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1101

Does there exist a good pairwise-coprime sequence

u_n

with

\sum 1/u_n < \infty

and polynomial growth? What if one only requires

u_n \le e^{o(n)}

number theoryN/A4 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1133

Must every sufficiently large node set admit bounded labels that force any polynomial fitting almost all labels at degree below

(1+\varepsilon)n

to have arbitrarily large uniform norm? Claimed via Beurling density for Bernstein spaces.

analysispolynomialsN/A4 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1138

False ↔ ∀ C > 1, Asymptotics.IsEquivalent Erdos1138.snd_gt_half_fst (Erdos1138.primeCount_Ioc_mul_const C) fun x => match x with | (x, y) => C * ↑(Erdos1138.sup_primeGap x) / Real.log y

number theoryprimespossible6 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1141

False ↔ Infinite ↑{n | Erdos1141.Erdos1141Prop n}

number theoryprimesA2145836 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1148

True ↔ ∀ᶠ (n : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, Erdos1148.Erdos1148Prop n

number theoryA390380 · A3931686 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1188

Estimate the number

F(x)

of minimal distinct covering systems whose moduli all lie in

[1, x]

. The candidate proof gives

\log\log F(x)/\log x \to 1

, i.e.

F(x) = \exp(x^{1+o(1)})

number theorycovering systemspossible4 sources

declared solved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1190

∀ (ε : ℝ), 0 < ε → ∀ᶠ (m : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, scaleL m ^ (-1 - ε) < Erdos1190.eps m ∧ Erdos1190.eps m < scaleL m ^ (-1 + ε)

number theorycovering systemspossible6 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:1196

Bounds the weighted sum

\sum 1/(a \log a)

taken over primitive sets of integers (sets where no element divides another).

number theoryprimitive setspossible6 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1201

Is it true that for every

\epsilon,\eta>0

there exists a

k

such that the density of

n

for which

P(n(n+1)\cdots(n+k))>n^{1-\epsilon}

is at least

1-\eta

, where

P(m)

is the greatest prime divisor of

m

? A short argument via the Matomäki-Radziwiłł theorem establishes the lower-density version.

number theoryprimespossible4 sources

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