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Erdős Problem #12

Number theory · posed by 1970 · partial

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Let A⊂NA \subset \mathbb{N} be infinite with no distinct a,b,c∈Aa, b, c \in A such that a∣(b+c)a \mid (b + c) with b,c>ab, c > a. Can ∣A∩[1,N]∣/N|A \cap [1, N]|/\sqrt{N} have positive lower limit? Must every such AA fall below N1−cN^{1-c} infinitely often?

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  1. proof attempt · #1

    AlphaProof Nexus

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    parts (i) and (ii) resolved - a near-linear-density construction exists, refuting the N^{1-c} decay; the reciprocal-sum part remains open

  2. Machine-checked by Lean on #1 · not a person

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    scope Lean formalization of the result

    Lean-checked; formal proofs published with the AlphaProof Nexus report (arXiv:2605.22763).

    Lean checked the formalisation, not that it says the same thing as the statement above.

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