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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 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 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 143: Ii

Or

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

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

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Erdős Problem 17

Erdős Problem 17.* Are there infinitely many cluster primes?

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Erdős Problem 18

Conjecture 1.* Are there infinitely many practical numbers mm such that h(m)<(loglogm)O(1)h(m) < (\log \log m)^{O(1)}?

More precisely: does there exist a constant C>0C > 0 such that for infinitely many practical numbers mm, we have h(m)<(loglogm)Ch(m) < (\log \log m)^C?

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Erdős Problem 18

Conjecture 2.* Is it true that h(n!)<no(1)h(n!) < n^{o(1)}? That is, for all ε>0\varepsilon > 0, is h(n!)<nεh(n!) < n^\varepsilon for sufficiently large nn?

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Erdős Problem 18

Conjecture 3.* Or perhaps even h(n!)<(logn)O(1)h(n!) < (\log n)^{O(1)}?

Erdős offered $250 for a proof or disproof.

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Erdős Problem 208: I

Let s1<s2<s_1 < s_2 < \dots be the sequence of squarefree numbers. Is it true that for any ϵ>0\epsilon > 0 and large nn, sn+1snϵsnϵs_{n+1} - s_n \ll_\epsilon s_n^\epsilon?

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Erdős Problem 208: Ii

Let s1<s2<s_1 < s_2 < \dots be the sequence of squarefree numbers. Is it true that sn+1sn(1+o(1))(π2/6)log(sn)/log(log(sn))s_{n + 1} - s_n \le (1 + o(1)) \cdot (\pi^2 / 6) \cdot \log (s_n) / \log (\log (s_n))?

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Erdős Problem 208: Log Bound

In [Er79] Erdős says perhaps sn+1snlogsns_{n+1} - s_n \ll \log s_n, but he is 'very doubtful'.

[Er79] Erdős, Paul, Some unconventional problems in number theory. Math. Mag. (1979), 67-70.

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