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Erdős Problem 617

Let r3r\geq 3. If the edges of Kr2+1K_{r^2+1} are rr-coloured then there exist r+1r+1 vertices with at least one colour missing on the edges of the induced Kr+1K_{r+1}.

In other words, there is no balanced colouring.

A conjecture of Erdős and Gyárfás [ErGy99].

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Erdős Problem 233

A conjecture by Heath-Brown: The sum of squares of the first NN gaps between consecutive primes behaves like N(logN)2N * (log N)^2.

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Erdős Problem 624

Let XX be a finite set of size nn and H(n)H(n) be such that there is a function f:{A:AX}Xf:\{A : A\subseteq X\}\to X so that for every YXY\subseteq X with YH(n)\lvert Y\rvert \geq H(n) we have {f(A):AY}=X\left\{ f(A) : A\subseteq Y\right\}=X. Prove that H(n)log2nH(n)-\log_2 n \to \infty.

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Erdős Problem 234

Is it true that for all c ≥ 0, the density f c of integers for which (p (n + 1) - p n) / log n < c exists and is a continuous function of c?

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Erdős Problem 633

Which triangles can only be decomposed into a square number of congruent triangles?

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Erdős Problem 238

Let c₁, c₂ > 0. Is it true that for any sufficiently large x, there exists more than c₁ * log x many consecutive primes ≤ x such that the difference between any two is > c₂?

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Erdős Problem 64

Does every finite graph with minimum degree at least 33 contain a cycle of length 2k2^k for some k2k \geq 2?

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Erdős Problem 242

For every n>2n>2 there exist distinct integers 1x<y<z1 ≤ x < y < z such that 4n=1x+1y+1z\frac 4 n = \frac 1 x + \frac 1 y + \frac 1 z.

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Erdős Problem 653

Let x1,,xnR2x_1,\ldots,x_n\in \mathbb{R}^2 and let R(xi)=#{xjxi:ji}R(x_i)=\#\{ \lvert x_j-x_i\rvert : j\neq i\}, where the points are ordered such that R(x1)R(xn).R(x_1)\leq \cdots \leq R(x_n). Let g(n)g(n) be the maximum number of distinct values the R(xi)R(x_i) can take. Is it true that g(n)(1o(1))ng(n) \geq (1-o(1))n?

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Erdős Problem 242: Schinzel Generalization

Schinzel conjectured (see [Si56]) the generalisation that, for any fixed aa, if nn is sufficiently large in terms of aa then there exist distinct integers 1x<y<z1\leq x < y < z such that an=1x+1y+1z.\frac{a}{n} = \frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}.

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Erdős Problem 655: General Position

Let x1,,xnR2x_1,\ldots,x_n\in \mathbb{R}^2 be such that no circle whose centre is one of the xix_i contains three other points. Are there at least(1+c)n2(1+c)\frac{n}{2} distinct distances determined between the xix_i, for some constant c>0c>0 and all nn sufficiently large?

In the spirit of related conjectures of Erdős and others, presumably some kind of assumption that the points are in general position (e.g. no three on a line and no four on a circle) was intended.

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Erdős Problem 244

Let C>1C > 1. Does the set of integers of the form p+Ckp + \lfloor C^k \rfloor, for some prime pp and k0k\geq 0, have density >0>0?

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Erdős Problem 701

Let F\mathcal{F} be a family of sets closed under taking subsets (i.e. if BAFB\subseteq A\in\mathcal{F} then BFB\in \mathcal{F}). There exists some element xx such that whenever FF\mathcal{F}'\subseteq \mathcal{F} is an intersecting subfamily we have F{AF:xA}.\lvert \mathcal{F}'\rvert \leq \lvert \{ A\in \mathcal{F} : x\in A\}\rvert.

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Erdős Problem 247

Let n1<n2<n_1 < n_2 < \cdots be a sequence of integers such that

lim supnkk=. \limsup \frac{n_k}{k} = \infty.

Is

k=112nk \sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{2^{n_k}}

transcendental?

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Erdős Problem 723

If there is a finite projective plane of order nn then must nn be a prime power?

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Erdős Problem 249

Is nϕ(n)2n\sum_{n} \frac{\phi(n)}{2^n} irrational? Here ϕ\phi is the Euler totient function.

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Erdős Problem 723: Eq 12

It is open whether there exists a projective plane of order 12.

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Erdős Problem 25

Let n1<n2<n_1 < n_2 < \dots be an arbitrary sequence of integers, each with an associated residue class ai(modni)a_i \pmod{n_i}. Let AA be the set of integers nn such that for every ii either n<nin < n_i or n≢ai(modni)n \not\equiv a_i \pmod{n_i}. Must the logarithmic density of AA exist?

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Erdős Problem 74

Let f(n)f(n)\to \infty possibly very slowly. Is there a graph of infinite chromatic number such that every finite subgraph on nn vertices can be made bipartite by deleting at most f(n)f(n) edges?

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Erdős Problem 251

Is n=1pn2n\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{p_n}{2^n} irrational? Here pnp_n is the nn-th prime (p1=2,p2=3,p_1=2, p_2=3, \dots).

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