Problem detail · source-aware

Erdős Problem #741

resolvedconfidence 70%

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Precise statement

Statement not supplied by the source.

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What AI did

DeepMind prover agent

From "Short proofs in combinatorics and number theory": "In each case, the proof is due entirely to an internal model at OpenAI. The role of the human authors was simply to digest the proofs and modify the write-ups for clarity and elegance." Priority note: this paper (31 March 2026) constructs the basis of order two with no syndetic split that Burr and Erdos asked for, which is this problem. The solve recorded here is dated 16 April 2026 and credited to a DeepMind prover agent, so the Lean-verified resolution appears to follow the earlier OpenAI-model proof rather than to be independent of it. Both are linked; the priority has not been adjudicated here.

Provider: unknown · Prompt public: unknown · Independence: unknown

Verification boundary

lean verified statement audited

Listed as solved on erdosproblems.com and the proof is verified in Lean. Solve credited via Terence Tao's AI-contributions wiki.

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

Timeline

  1. erdosproblems.com

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Known method families

argument (source-reported)

Source-reported tools: argument.

Independent: unknown · difference confidence: 0

What remains uncertain

The source did not supply a mathematical statement; retrieve it before replay or verification. VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.

  • VibeMath has not independently verified the mathematical claim.
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  • The source did not supply a mathematical statement; retrieve it before replay or verification. VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.