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Erdős Problem 539: Is Big O Sq

To prove erdos_539.variants.sq it suffices to show h(n)n1/2 h(n)\ll n^{1/2}.

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Erdős Problem 14: Ii

Is it possible that {1,,N}B=o(N12)|\{1,\ldots,N\} \setminus B| = o(N^\frac{1}{2})?

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Erdős Problem 539: Sq Cube Root

Let h(n)h(n) be maximal such that, for any set ANA\subseteq \mathbb{N} of size nn, the set{a(a,b):a,bA}\left\{ \frac{a}{(a,b)}: a,b\in A\right\}has size at least h(n)h(n). Is h(n)=Θ(n2/3)h(n) = \Theta(n^{2/3})?

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Erdős Problem 142

Prove an asymptotic formula for rk(N)r_k(N), the largest possible size of a subset of {1,,N}\{1, \dots, N\} that does not contain any non-trivial kk-term arithmetic progression.

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Erdős Problem 539: Sq Cube Root Is Big O

To prove erdos_539.variants.sq_cube_root it suffices to show n2/3h(n)n^{2/3}\ll h(n).

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Erdős Problem 142: Lower

Show that rk(N)=ok(N/logN)r_k(N) = o_k(N / \log N), where rk(N)r_k(N) the largest possible size of a subset of {1,,N}\{1, \dots, N\} that does not contain any non-trivial kk-term arithmetic progression.

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Erdős Problem 539: Limit

From [Er73]: The determination of

limnlog(h(n))log(n) \lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{\log(h(n))}{\log(n)}

will perhaps be not too difficult.

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Erdős Problem 142: Upper

Find functions fkf_k, such that rk(N)=Ok(fk)r_k(N) = O_k(f_k), where rk(N)r_k(N) the largest possible size of a subset of {1,,N}\{1, \dots, N\} that does not contain any non-trivial kk-term arithmetic progression.

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Erdős Problem 562

Let Rr(n)R_r(n) denote the rr-uniform hypergraph Ramsey number: the minimal mm such that if we 22-colour all edges of the complete rr-uniform hypergraph on mm vertices then there must be some monochromatic copy of the complete rr-uniform hypergraph on nn vertices.

Prove that, for r3r \ge 3, logr1Rr(n)rn,\log_{r-1} R_r(n) \asymp_r n, where logr1\log_{r-1} denotes the (r1)(r-1)-fold iterated logarithm.

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Erdős Problem 142: Three

Prove an asymptotic formula for r3(N)r_3(N), the largest possible size of a subset of {1,,N}\{1, \dots, N\} that does not contain any non-trivial 33-term arithmetic progression.

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Erdős Problem 564

Let R3(n)R_3(n) be the minimal mm such that if the edges of the 33-uniform hypergraph on mm vertices are 22-coloured then there is a monochromatic copy of the complete 33-uniform hypergraph on nn vertices.

Is there some constant c>0c>0 such that R3(n)22cn?R_3(n) \geq 2^{2^{cn}}?

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Erdős Problem 143: I

Does this imply that

lim infA[1,x]x=0?\liminf \frac{|A \cap [1,x]|}{x} = 0?
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Erdős Problem 566

Let GG be such that any subgraph on kk vertices has at most 2k32k-3 edges. Is it true that, if HH has mm edges and no isolated vertices, then r^(G,H)m\hat{r}(G,H) \ll m?

In other words: if GG is sparse (every induced subgraph on kk vertices has 2k3≤ 2k-3 edges), is GG Ramsey size linear?

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Erdős Problem 143: Ii

Or

xA1xlogx<,\sum_{x \in A} \frac{1}{x \log x} < \infty,
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Erdős Problem 567: I

Erdős Problem 567 (Q3)*

Is Q3Q_3 (the 3-dimensional hypercube) Ramsey size linear?

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Erdős Problem 145

Let s1<s2<s_1 < s_2 < \cdots be the sequence of squarefree numbers. Is it true that, for any α0\alpha\geq 0,

limx1xsnx(sn+1sn)α\lim_{x\to\infty} \frac{1}{x}\sum_{s_n\leq x}(s_{n+1}-s_n)^\alpha

exists?

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Erdős Problem 567: Ii

Erdős Problem 567 (K33)*

Is K3,3K_{3,3} Ramsey size linear?

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Erdős Problem 15

Is it true that n=1(1)nnpn\sum_{n=1}^\infty(-1)^n\frac{n}{p_n} converges, where pnp_n is the sequence of primes?

Note: In the problem statement, pnp_n is the nn-th prime, indexed such that p1=2,p2=3,p_1=2, p_2=3, \ldots. We 0-index here to reflect how Nat.nth works.

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Erdős Problem 567: Iii

Erdős Problem 567 (H5)*

Is H5H_5 (C5C_5 with two vertex-disjoint chords) Ramsey size linear?

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Erdős Problem 168: I

What is the limit F(N)/NF(N)/N as NN \to \infty?

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