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5 declarations, 3 contain sorry, 0 declared as axioms
Erdős Problem 756
References:
- erdosproblems.com/756
- [Bh24] Bhowmick, K., A problem of Erdős about rich distances. arXiv:2407.01174 (2024).
- [CDL25] Clemen, F., Dumitrescu, A. and Liu, D., On multiplicities of interpoint distances. arXiv:2505.04283 (2025).
- [Er97b] Erdős, Paul, Some old and new problems in various branches of combinatorics. Discrete Math. (1997), 227-231.
- [ErPa90] Erdős, P. and Pach, J., Variations on the theme of repeated distances. Combinatorica (1990), 261-269.
- [HoPa34] Hopf, H. and Pannwitz, E., Aufgabe 167. Jber. Deutsch. Math. Verein. (1934), 114.
Imports (1)
- def
Erdos756.richDistancesThe distances determined byAwhich occur for at leastkmany pairs of points ofAline 43 sourceSource documentation
The distances determined by
Awhich occur for at leastkmany pairs of points ofA.standard axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext what this means
Statement uses:
Finset,EuclideanSpace,Real,Fin,OfNat.ofNat,NatProof uses:
Finset.filter,LE.le, distanceMultiplicity,ENNReal, distanceSet13 instances, coercions and auxiliary constants left out.
noncomputable def richDistances (A : Finset ℝ²) (k : ℕ) : Finset ℝ := …
- def
Erdos756.maxRichDistancesThe largest number of distinct distances that a set ofnpoints in $\mathbb{R}^2$ can determine, each of which occurs for more thannmany pairs of points of the set line 48 sourceSource documentation
The largest number of distinct distances that a set of
npoints in $\mathbb{R}^2$ can determine, each of which occurs for more thannmany pairs of points of the set.standard axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext what this means
Statement uses:
NatProof uses:
SupSet.sSup,Set.ofPred,Exists,Finset,EuclideanSpace,Real,Fin,OfNat.ofNat,Eq,Finset.card, Erdos756.richDistances,HAdd.hAdd4 instances, coercions and auxiliary constants left out.
noncomputable def maxRichDistances (n : ℕ) : ℕ := …
- theorem
Erdos756.erdos_756Let $A\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be a set of $n$ points sorry line 59 sourceSource documentation
Let $A\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be a set of $n$ points. Can there be $\gg n$ many distinct distances each of which occurs for more than $n$ many pairs from $A$?
The answer is yes: Bhowmick [Bh24] constructs a set of $n$ points in $\mathbb{R}^2$ such that $\lfloor\frac{n}{4}\rfloor$ distances occur at least $n+1$ times.
depends on sorry what this means
Statement uses:
Iff,True,Asymptotics.IsBigO,Nat,Real,Filter.atTop, Erdos756.maxRichDistancesProof uses:
sorryAx,Lean.Name,Bool.false,Lean.Name.num,Lean.Name.str,Lean.Name.anonymous,OfNat.ofNat9 instances, coercions and auxiliary constants left out.
Tactic trace: 1 steps
Open to load the checked before-and-after goal states.
theorem erdos_756 : answer(True) ↔ (fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ)) =O[atTop] (fun n : ℕ => (maxRichDistances n : ℝ)) := by …Mentions: Erdos756.maxRichDistances
- theorem
Erdos756.erdos_756.variants.bhowmickBhowmick [Bh24] constructs a set of $n$ points in $\mathbb{R}^2$ such that $\lfloor\frac{n}{4}\rfloor$ distances occur at least $n+1$ times sorry line 68 sourceSource documentation
Bhowmick [Bh24] constructs a set of $n$ points in $\mathbb{R}^2$ such that $\lfloor\frac{n}{4}\rfloor$ distances occur at least $n+1$ times.
depends on sorry what this means
Statement uses:
Nat,Exists,Finset,EuclideanSpace,Real,Fin,OfNat.ofNat,And,Eq,Finset.card,LE.le,HDiv.hDiv, Erdos756.richDistances,HAdd.hAddProof uses:
sorryAx,Lean.Name,Bool.false,Lean.Name.num,Lean.Name.str,Lean.Name.anonymous12 instances, coercions and auxiliary constants left out.
Tactic trace: 1 steps
Open to load the checked before-and-after goal states.
theorem erdos_756.variants.bhowmick (n : ℕ) : ∃ A : Finset ℝ², A.card = n ∧ n / 4 ≤ (richDistances A (n + 1)).card := by …Mentions: Erdos756.richDistances
- theorem
Erdos756.erdos_756.variants.bhowmick_generalMore generally, they construct, for any positive integer $m$ and large $n$, a set of $n$ points such that $\lfloor \frac{n}{2(m+1)}\rfloor$ distances occur at least $n+m$ times sorry line 78 sourceSource documentation
More generally, they construct, for any positive integer $m$ and large $n$, a set of $n$ points such that $\lfloor \frac{n}{2(m+1)}\rfloor$ distances occur at least $n+m$ times.
depends on sorry what this means
Statement uses:
Nat,LE.le,OfNat.ofNat,Filter.Eventually,Exists,Finset,EuclideanSpace,Real,Fin,And,Eq,Finset.card,HDiv.hDiv,HMul.hMul,HAdd.hAdd, Erdos756.richDistances,Filter.atTopProof uses:
sorryAx,Lean.Name,Bool.false,Lean.Name.num,Lean.Name.str,Lean.Name.anonymous18 instances, coercions and auxiliary constants left out.
Tactic trace: 1 steps
Open to load the checked before-and-after goal states.
theorem erdos_756.variants.bhowmick_general (m : ℕ) (hm : 1 ≤ m) : ∀ᶠ n : ℕ in atTop, ∃ A : Finset ℝ², A.card = n ∧ n / (2 * (m + 1)) ≤ (richDistances A (n + m)).card := by …Mentions: Erdos756.richDistances