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Find the best function such that, in any 2-colouring of the integers, at least one colour class contains an arithmetic progression with common difference of length for infinitely many .

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gpt-erdos · GPT-5.2 Pro + Deep Research · unverified

This is a classical Erdős–Cohen problem (Erdős Problem #187), and **the exact “best” growth of $f(d)$ is not known**. What *is* known is a fairly sharp **upper bound** (via an explicit 2‑colouring construction) and only a very weak **lower bound** (that $f(d)$ must be unbounded).

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llm-hunter · gpt pro 5.2 · unverified

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