Problem detail · source-aware

Erdős Problem #654

openconfidence 70%

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Precise statement

If $n$ planar points have no four concyclic, must some point determine $(1 - o(1))n$ distinct distances? Failing that, can one always force more than $(1/3 + c)n$?

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What AI did

Aletheia (Gemini Deep Think)

The source does not provide a sufficiently specific role description.

Provider: Google DeepMind · Prompt public: unknown · Independence: unknown

Verification boundary

independent expert verified

Expert-reviewed within the Aletheia project, with public report and transcripts; no journal review.

Correctness: supported · statement fidelity: unaudited · peer review: none

Timeline

  1. Aletheia project report (Feng et al.)

    the strongest form is disproved via configurations where every point sees at most about 3n/4 distinct distances; the weaker improvement remains open

Known method families

construction (source-reported)

Source-reported tools: construction.

Independent: unknown · difference confidence: 0

What remains uncertain

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  • VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.