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Erdős Problem 193

Let SZ3S \subseteq \mathbb{Z}^3 be a finite set and let A={a1,a2,}A = \lbrace a_1, a_2, \ldots \rbrace be an infinite SS-walk, so that ai+1aiSa_{i+1} - a_i \in S for all ii. Must AA contain three collinear points?

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Let SZ3S \subseteq \mathbb{Z}^3 be a finite set and let A={a1,a2,}A = \lbrace a_1, a_2, \ldots \rbrace be an infinite SS-walk, so that ai+1aiSa_{i+1} - a_i \in S for all ii. Must AA contain three collinear points?

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theorem erdos_193 :    answer(sorry)   S : Set (Fin 3  ), S.Finite       /- The statement's $A = \lbrace a_1, a_2, \ldots \rbrace$ is an infinite set.       If the sequence only takes finitely many values, one value has to repeat infinitely many      times, which would yield a trivial collinear triple (x, x, x). In this case, the conjecture      would hold for degenerate S-walks. Another case is constant S-walks, which would render the      conjecture trivially false (finite loop ranges have no 3 distinct points).       Assuming the authors intend to stay away from these degenerate cases, we formalize this by      requiring an infinite range (and require distinct points). -/       a :   Fin 3  , IsSWalk S a  (range a).Infinite       HasCollinearTriple  (range (fun n  (↑) ∘ a n :   Fin 3  )) := by  sorry
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