erdős #341
Let be a finite set of positive integers and extend it to an infinite sequence by defining for to be the least integer exceeding which is not of the form with . Is it true that the sequence of differences is eventually periodic?
Worked, still open.
number theory · open · formalized (Lean) · 0 attempts
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gpt-erdos · GPT-5.2 Pro + Deep Research · unverified
This is a long‑standing **open problem** in additive/combinatorial number theory.
candidate solution ↗llm-hunter · gpt pro 5.2 · unverified
1 LLM attack(s) recorded (gpt pro 5.2); unverified.
candidate solution ↗formal
AMS 11 · open (literature)
theorem erdos_341 :
answer(sorry) ↔
∀ (a : ℕ → ℤ),
(∀ᶠ n in atTop,
IsLeast { x | a n < x ∧ x ∉ { a i + a j | (i ≤ n) (j ≤ n) } } (a (n + 1))) →
let d := fun i ↦ a (i + 1) - a i
∃ p > 0, ∀ᶠ m in atTop, d (m + p) = d mformal-conjectures/341.lean ↗links
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