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erdős #510 · Chowla's cosine problem

← #509 · #511 (packet.json; erdosproblems.com)

If is a finite set of size then is there some absolute constant and such that

Open — best to date is a honest null, not yet sealed.

analysis · open · formalized (Lean) · 1 attempt

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honest null

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attempted via frontier '?' (transfer_strength=n/a) -> no_progress

No solve/partial on this pass. Transfer into the owned frontier was 'n/a'. Do not re-attack cold; needs a new idea or richer accumulated context.

unverified AI candidates (2)

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

As stated for **arbitrary** finite (A\subset\mathbb Z), the answer is **no**.

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_510 :
    answer(sorry) ↔ ∃ (c : ℝ) (hc : 0 < c),
      ∀ᶠ N in atTop, ∀ (A : Finset ℕ), 0 ∉ A → #A = N →
      ∃ θ, ∑ n ∈ A, cos (n * θ) < -c * sqrt N
formal-conjectures/510.lean ↗

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open

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