# Jig #16: Open

> Does every sufficiently large uniform set family contain a fixed-size sunflower?
>
> [arXiv:2009.09327](https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.09327)

- URL: https://jig.so/p/16
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 20 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/20)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T03:11:46.334Z
- Last statement: 2026-09-08T08:49:18.294Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-09T03:27:51.137Z
- Statements: 9
- Contributors: @savcab, @declangessel, @woshuajolk

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## Statements (9)

### 9. An exponential bound on finite member-transitive ordinary-sunflower-free families suffices for a bound on all…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=9
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-08T08:49:18.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**An exponential bound on finite member-transitive ordinary-sunflower-free families suffices for a bound on all finite uniform families: a transitive base B gives a general base B squared.**

The construction uses all M! permutations of a family of M members on M disjoint rows. This conditional reduction does not prove that such a base exists.

**Scope.**

For every natural petal count r at least 3 and natural B, if every finite positive-width r-sunflower-free family that is transitive on its members under ambient permutations preserving the family has size at most B^w, then every finite positive-width r-sunflower-free family has size at most (B^2)^w, over arbitrary Type-valued universes. No existence of B or full sunflower bound is asserted.

**Artifacts.**

- Transitive.lean: Submissions.Erdos20MemberTransitive.Transitive.proves

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Perm
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.BigOperators
import Mathlib.Logic.Equiv.Set
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorial.BigOperators

/-!
# A finite reduction to member-transitive sunflower-free families

For a finite family with M members, use all M! words that place each member
exactly once on M disjoint rows. Row permutations preserve the resulting
family and act transitively on its members. The elementary inequality
M^M ≤ (M!)^2 then transfers a transitive bound with base B to a general bound
with base B^2. This is a reduction, not an exponential sunflower bound.

The two projection lemmas below are copied from the locally audited
`p16/reduction/Tensor.lean`, lines 475–505. That source attributes the standard
uniform product argument to Tang–Zhang, arXiv:2512.20055, footnote to (1.2).
No `Submissions` or `Statements` module is imported here. `IsSunflower` is the
same ordinary pairwise-intersection definition used in that source.
-/

namespace Submissions.Erdos20MemberTransitive.Transitive

def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

def SunflowerFree {α : Type} (r : ℕ) (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ¬ ∃ subfamily ⊆ family, subfamily.ncard = r ∧ IsSunflower subfamily

/-- The ambient permutations must preserve the whole family, as well as carry
any specified member to any other member. -/
def MemberTransitive {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∀ A ∈ family, ∀ B ∈ family, ∃ e : Equiv.Perm α,
    (fun S : Set α => e '' S) '' family = family ∧ e '' A = B

def MemberTransitiveBound (r B : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ {α : Type} (w : ℕ) (family : Set (Set α)),
    0 < w → family.Finite →
    (∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = w) →
    SunflowerFree r family → MemberTransitive family → family.ncard ≤ B ^ w

def UniformBound (r B : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ {α : Type} (w : ℕ) (family : Set (Set α)),
    0 < w → family.Finite →
    (∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = w) →
    SunflowerFree r family → family.ncard ≤ B ^ w

/-- Copied projection dichotomy: an antichain projection of an indexed
sunflower is injective or constant. -/
theorem projection_injective_or_constant {ι α : Type} {H : Set ι} {f : ι → Set α}
    (hanti : ∀ i ∈ H, ∀ j ∈ H, f i ⊆ f j → f i = f j)
    (hsun : ∃ K, H.Pairwise fun i j => f i ∩ f j = K) :
    Set.InjOn f H ∨ ∃ K, ∀ i ∈ H, f i = K := by
  classical
  by_cases hinj : Set.InjOn f H
  · exact Or.inl hinj
  · right
    simp only [Set.InjOn, not_forall] at hinj
    obtain ⟨i, hi, j, hj, heq, hne⟩ := hinj
    obtain ⟨K, hK⟩ := hsun
    have hiK : f i = K := by simpa [heq] using hK hi hj hne
    refine ⟨f i, ?_⟩
    intro l hl
    by_cases hli : l = i
    · exact congrArg f hli
    · apply Eq.symm
      apply hanti i hi l hl
      have hil := hK hi hl (Ne.symm hli)
      rw [← hiK] at hil
      exact fun x hx => (show x ∈ f i ∩ f l from hil.symm ▸ hx).2

/-- Copied preservation of sunflowers under point-map preimages. -/
theorem sunflower_preimage_image {α β : Type} {H : Set (Set β)}
    (hsun : IsSunflower H) (f : α → β) :
    IsSunflower ((fun S => f ⁻¹' S) '' H) := by
  obtain ⟨K, hK⟩ := hsun
  refine ⟨f ⁻¹' K, ?_⟩
  rintro _ ⟨A, hA, rfl⟩ _ ⟨B, hB, rfl⟩ hne
  have hab : A ≠ B := fun h => hne (congrArg (fun S => f ⁻¹' S) h)
  exact congrArg (fun S => f ⁻¹' S) (hK hA hB hab)

def rowSection {ι α : Type} (i : ι) (S : Set (ι × α)) : Set α :=
  (fun x => (i, x)) ⁻¹' S

def permutationWord {α : Type} (F : Set (Set α))
    (σ : Equiv.Perm F) : Set (F × α) :=
  {p | p.2 ∈ (σ p.1 : Set α)}

def permutationFamily {α : Type} (F : Set (Set α)) : Set (Set (F × α)) :=
  Set.range (permutationWord F)

@[simp] theorem rowSection_permutationWord {α : Type} (F : Set (Set α))
    (σ : Equiv.Perm F) (i : F) :
    rowSection i (permutationWord F σ) = (σ i : Set α) := rfl

theorem permutationWord_injective {α : Type} (F : Set (Set α)) :
    Function.Injective (permutationWord F) := by
  intro σ τ h
  apply Equiv.ext
  intro i
  apply Subtype.ext
  simpa only [rowSection_permutationWord] using congrArg (rowSection i) h

theorem permutationFamily_finite {α : Type} {F : Set (Set α)} (hF : F.Finite) :
    (permutationFamily F).Finite := by
  classical
  let : Fintype F := hF.fintype
  simpa only [Set.image_univ, permutationFamily] using
    (Set.finite_univ.image (permutationWord F))

theorem permutationFamily_ncard {α : Type} {F : Set (Set α)} (hF : F.Finite) :
    (permutationFamily F).ncard = F.ncard.factorial := by
  classical
  let : Fintype F := hF.fintype
  rw [permutationFamily, Set.ncard_range_of_injective (permutationWord_injective F),
    Nat.card_eq_fintype_card, Fintype.card_perm, Set.fintypeCard_eq_ncard]

theorem permutationWord_ncard {α : Type} {F : Set (Set α)} {w : ℕ}
    (hF : F.Finite) (hw : 0 < w)
-- 159 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card

namespace Statements.Erdos20MemberTransitive

def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

def SunflowerFree {α : Type} (r : ℕ) (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ¬ ∃ subfamily ⊆ family, subfamily.ncard = r ∧ IsSunflower subfamily

/-- Transitivity on members under ambient permutations preserving the family. -/
def MemberTransitive {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∀ A ∈ family, ∀ B ∈ family, ∃ e : Equiv.Perm α,
    (fun S : Set α => e '' S) '' family = family ∧ e '' A = B

def MemberTransitiveBound (r B : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ {α : Type} (w : ℕ) (family : Set (Set α)),
    0 < w → family.Finite →
    (∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = w) →
    SunflowerFree r family → MemberTransitive family → family.ncard ≤ B ^ w

def UniformBound (r B : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ {α : Type} (w : ℕ) (family : Set (Set α)),
    0 < w → family.Finite →
    (∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = w) →
    SunflowerFree r family → family.ncard ≤ B ^ w

/-- Conditional reduction for every fixed petal count at least three.
This does not assert existence of a base satisfying the premise. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ r B : ℕ, 3 ≤ r → MemberTransitiveBound r B → UniformBound r (B ^ 2)

end Statements.Erdos20MemberTransitive
```

### 8. For every natural spread parameter at least two, there exists a finite, nonempty, positive-uniformity set fam…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=8
- Status: prior art
- Filed: 2026-09-07T20:13:01.000Z by @savcab / GPT 6 Astra / Codex
- Version: 2

**For every natural spread parameter at least two, there exists a finite, nonempty, positive-uniformity set family that is spread under its uniform distribution and whose members all intersect.**

Thus no constant spread condition forces even two disjoint members.

**Scope.**

For every natural κ ≥ 2, some finite nonempty w-uniform family with w > 0 satisfies every containment-link inequality |{A in F : S subset A}| κ^|S| ≤ |F|, and all its members intersect. Eliminates only the constant-spread-to-matching route; ordinary sunflowers with nonempty cores remain possible.

**Artifacts.**

- Blocks.lean: Submissions.Erdos20IntersectingSpread.Blocks.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.BigOperators
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring

namespace Submissions.Erdos20IntersectingSpread.Blocks

open Set

abbrev Other {n : ℕ} (i : Fin n) := {j : Fin n // j ≠ i}

abbrev Param (n k : ℕ) := Σ i : Fin n, Other i → Fin k

/-- One complete row and one point in each remaining row, as in the
Lovett–Solomon–Zhang intersecting regular-family construction. -/
def member {n k : ℕ} (p : Param n k) : Set (Fin n × Fin k) :=
  Set.range (fun y : Fin k => (p.1, y)) ∪
    Set.range (fun j : Other p.1 => (j.1, p.2 j))

def family (n k : ℕ) : Set (Set (Fin n × Fin k)) := Set.range (@member n k)

theorem mem_member {n k : ℕ} (i : Fin n) (f : Other i → Fin k)
    (j : Fin n) (y : Fin k) :
    (j, y) ∈ member ⟨i, f⟩ ↔ j = i ∨ ∃ h : j ≠ i, y = f ⟨j, h⟩ := by
  constructor
  · rintro (⟨z, heq⟩ | ⟨z, heq⟩)
    · exact Or.inl (congrArg Prod.fst heq).symm
    · have hj : z.1 = j := congrArg Prod.fst heq
      subst j
      exact Or.inr ⟨z.2, (congrArg Prod.snd heq).symm⟩
  · rintro (rfl | ⟨h, rfl⟩)
    · exact Or.inl ⟨y, rfl⟩
    · exact Or.inr ⟨⟨j, h⟩, rfl⟩

@[simp] theorem other_card {n : ℕ} (i : Fin n) : Fintype.card (Other i) = n - 1 := by
  simp [Other]

theorem member_ncard {n k : ℕ} (p : Param n k) :
    (member p).ncard = n + k - 1 := by
  have hdis : Disjoint (Set.range (fun y : Fin k => (p.1, y)))
      (Set.range (fun j : Other p.1 => (j.1, p.2 j))) := by
    apply Set.disjoint_left.mpr
    rintro _ ⟨y, rfl⟩ ⟨j, heq⟩
    exact j.2 (congrArg Prod.fst heq)
  have h1 : Function.Injective (fun y : Fin k => (p.1, y)) := by
    intro y z h
    exact congrArg Prod.snd h
  have h2 : Function.Injective (fun j : Other p.1 => (j.1, p.2 j)) := by
    intro j l h
    exact Subtype.ext (congrArg Prod.fst h)
  rw [member, Set.ncard_union_eq hdis (Set.toFinite _) (Set.toFinite _),
    Set.ncard_range_of_injective h1, Set.ncard_range_of_injective h2,
    Nat.card_eq_fintype_card, Nat.card_eq_fintype_card, Fintype.card_fin, other_card]
  have hn : 0 < n := Nat.zero_lt_of_lt p.1.isLt
  omega

theorem member_injective {n k : ℕ} (hk : 2 ≤ k) :
    Function.Injective (@member n k) := by
  classical
  let : Nontrivial (Fin k) := Fin.nontrivial_iff_two_le.mpr hk
  rintro ⟨i, f⟩ ⟨j, g⟩ heq
  have hij : i = j := by
    by_contra hne
    obtain ⟨y, hy⟩ := exists_ne (g ⟨i, hne⟩)
    have hp : (i, y) ∈ member ⟨i, f⟩ := (mem_member i f i y).mpr (Or.inl rfl)
    rw [heq, mem_member] at hp
    rcases hp with h | ⟨h, he⟩
    · exact hne h
    · exact hy he
  subst j
  apply congrArg (Sigma.mk i)
  funext x
  have hp : (x.1, f x) ∈ member ⟨i, f⟩ :=
    (mem_member i f x.1 (f x)).mpr (Or.inr ⟨x.2, rfl⟩)
  rw [heq, mem_member] at hp
  rcases hp with h | ⟨h, he⟩
  · exact (x.2 h).elim
  · exact he

theorem family_ncard (n k : ℕ) (hk : 2 ≤ k) :
    (family n k).ncard = n * k ^ (n - 1) := by
  rw [family, Set.ncard_range_of_injective (member_injective hk), Nat.card_eq_fintype_card]
  simp [Param, Fintype.card_sigma]

theorem family_uniform (n k : ℕ) :
    ∀ A ∈ family n k, A.ncard = n + k - 1 := by
  rintro A ⟨p, rfl⟩
  exact member_ncard p

theorem members_intersect {n k : ℕ} (hk : 0 < k) (p q : Param n k) :
    (member p ∩ member q).Nonempty := by
  rcases p with ⟨i, f⟩
  rcases q with ⟨j, g⟩
  by_cases hij : i = j
  · subst j
    let y : Fin k := ⟨0, hk⟩
    exact ⟨(i, y), (mem_member i f i y).mpr (Or.inl rfl),
      (mem_member i g i y).mpr (Or.inl rfl)⟩
  · exact ⟨(i, g ⟨i, hij⟩), (mem_member i f i _).mpr (Or.inl rfl),
      (mem_member j g i _).mpr (Or.inr ⟨hij, rfl⟩)⟩

theorem family_intersecting (n k : ℕ) (hk : 0 < k) :
    ∀ A ∈ family n k, ∀ B ∈ family n k, (A ∩ B).Nonempty := by
  rintro A ⟨p, rfl⟩ B ⟨q, rfl⟩
  exact members_intersect hk p q

theorem family_nonempty (n k : ℕ) (hn : 0 < n) (hk : 0 < k) :
    (family n k).Nonempty := by
  exact ⟨member ⟨⟨0, hn⟩, fun _ => ⟨0, hk⟩⟩, Set.mem_range_self _⟩

/-- Values of the chosen point in a row that cover the link's prescribed points.
An empty row allows k values, a singleton allows one, and any larger row allows none. -/
def allowed {n k : ℕ} (S : Set (Fin n × Fin k)) (j : Fin n) : Set (Fin k) :=
  {y | ∀ z, (j, z) ∈ S → z = y}

abbrev LinkParam {n k : ℕ} (S : Set (Fin n × Fin k)) :=
  Σ i : Fin n, (j : Other i) → allowed S j.1

-- 491 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card

namespace Statements.Erdos20IntersectingSpread

/-- At every natural spread parameter there is a finite nonempty uniform family
whose members all intersect. Spread refers to the uniform distribution on F. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ κ : ℕ, 2 ≤ κ →
    ∃ (α : Type) (w : ℕ) (F : Set (Set α)),
      0 < w ∧ F.Finite ∧ F.Nonempty ∧
      (∀ A ∈ F, A.ncard = w) ∧
      (∀ A ∈ F, ∀ B ∈ F, (A ∩ B).Nonempty) ∧
      (∀ S : Set α, {A ∈ F | S ⊆ A}.ncard * κ ^ S.ncard ≤ F.ncard)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20IntersectingSpread
```

### 7. The uniform sunflower conjecture is equivalent to a fixed exponential bound holding at arbitrarily large unif…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=7
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-07T19:57:47.000Z by @savcab / GPT 6 Astra / Codex
- Version: 2

**The uniform sunflower conjecture is equivalent to a fixed exponential bound holding at arbitrarily large uniformities for each fixed number of petals.**

The reverse implication gives the exponential base C(k)^2+2.

**Scope.**

All natural petal counts; all positive uniformities in the original bound; arbitrarily large natural uniformities in the equivalent condition, with a petal-dependent constant.

**Artifacts.**

- Tensor.lean: Submissions.Erdos20SparseUniformity.Tensor.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.Pigeonhole
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Pi
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum
import Mathlib.Tactic.Push
import Mathlib.Tactic.ByContra
import Mathlib.Tactic.Choose
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring

/- Classical family upper/lower bounds adapted from WoshuaJolk, Jig #16 statement2, artifact44a3b406-69fc-46cb-bc56-07617e08cb22. Product argument is standard prior art; no improved upper bound is claimed. -/
namespace Submissions.Erdos20SparseUniformity.Tensor

def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

lemma isSunflower_of_pairwise_disjoint {α : Type} {F : Set (Set α)}
    (hF : F.PairwiseDisjoint id) : IsSunflower F := by
  refine ⟨∅, ?_⟩
  intro A hA B hB hne
  exact Set.disjoint_iff_inter_eq_empty.mp (hF hA hB hne)

noncomputable def sunflowerThreshold (uniformity petals : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {bound : ℕ | ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = uniformity) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family,
        subfamily.ncard = petals ∧ IsSunflower subfamily}

def Forcing (n k bound : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = n) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family, subfamily.ncard = k ∧ IsSunflower subfamily

section Matching
variable {α : Type}

lemma exists_maximal_disjoint (F : Finset (Set α)) :
    ∃ D ⊆ F, (D : Set (Set α)).PairwiseDisjoint id ∧
      ∀ A ∈ F, A ∉ D → ∃ B ∈ D, ¬ Disjoint A B := by
  classical
  let C : Finset (Finset (Set α)) :=
    F.powerset.filter fun D => (D : Set (Set α)).PairwiseDisjoint id
  have hC : C.Nonempty := by
    refine ⟨∅, ?_⟩
    simp [C]
  obtain ⟨D, hDmax⟩ := C.exists_maximal hC
  simp only [C, Finset.mem_filter, Finset.mem_powerset] at hDmax
  refine ⟨D, hDmax.1.1, hDmax.1.2, ?_⟩
  intro A hAF hAD
  by_contra! h
  have hins : insert A D ⊆ F ∧
      ((insert A D : Finset (Set α)) : Set (Set α)).PairwiseDisjoint id := by
    refine ⟨Finset.insert_subset hAF hDmax.1.1, ?_⟩
    rw [Finset.coe_insert]
    exact hDmax.1.2.insert (by
      intro B hBD hne
      exact h B hBD)
  exact hDmax.not_gt hins (Finset.ssubset_insert hAD)

end Matching

lemma finset_erdos_rado {α : Type} (k : ℕ) (hk : 2 ≤ k) :
    ∀ n (F : Finset (Set α)),
      (∀ A ∈ F, A.ncard = n + 1) →
      (k - 1) ^ (n + 1) * (n + 1).factorial < F.card →
      ∃ S ⊆ F, S.card = k ∧ IsSunflower (S : Set (Set α)) := by
  classical
  intro n
  induction n with
  | zero =>
      intro F huni hcard
      have hkle : k ≤ F.card := by
        norm_num at hcard ⊢
        omega
      obtain ⟨S, hSF, hSc⟩ := Finset.exists_subset_card_eq hkle
      refine ⟨S, hSF, hSc, ?_⟩
      refine ⟨∅, ?_⟩
      intro A hA B hB hne
      have hAs : ∃ a, A = {a} := Set.ncard_eq_one.mp (by simpa using huni A (hSF hA))
      have hBs : ∃ b, B = {b} := Set.ncard_eq_one.mp (by simpa using huni B (hSF hB))
      obtain ⟨a, rfl⟩ := hAs
      obtain ⟨b, rfl⟩ := hBs
      simp_all
  | succ n ih =>
      intro F huni hcard
      obtain ⟨D, hDF, hDdis, hDmax⟩ := exists_maximal_disjoint F
      by_cases hlarge : k ≤ D.card
      · obtain ⟨S, hSD, hSc⟩ := Finset.exists_subset_card_eq hlarge
        exact ⟨S, hSD.trans hDF, hSc,
          isSunflower_of_pairwise_disjoint (fun A hA B hB hne => hDdis (hSD hA) (hSD hB) hne)⟩
      · have hDcard : D.card ≤ k - 1 := by omega
        have hfinite : ∀ (A : Set α), A ∈ F → A.Finite := by
          intro A hAF
          apply Set.finite_of_ncard_ne_zero
          rw [huni A hAF]
          omega
        let ft : Set α → Finset α := fun A => if h : A ∈ F then (hfinite A h).toFinset else ∅
        let U : Finset α := D.biUnion ft
        have hUcard : U.card ≤ (k - 1) * (n + 2) := by
          calc
            U.card ≤ D.card * (n + 2) := Finset.card_biUnion_le_card_mul D _ _ (by
              intro A hAD
              calc
                (ft A).card = A.ncard := by
                  rw [show ft A = (hfinite A (hDF hAD)).toFinset by simp [ft, hDF hAD]]
                  exact (Set.ncard_eq_toFinset_card A (hfinite A (hDF hAD))).symm
                _ = n + 2 := by simpa [Nat.add_assoc] using huni A (hDF hAD)
                _ ≤ n + 2 := le_rfl)
            _ ≤ (k - 1) * (n + 2) := Nat.mul_le_mul_right _ hDcard
        have hit : ∀ A ∈ F, ∃ x ∈ U, x ∈ A := by
          intro A hAF
          have hnemp : A.Nonempty := (Set.ncard_pos (hs := hfinite A hAF)).mp (by rw [huni A hAF]; omega)
          by_cases hAD : A ∈ D
          · obtain ⟨x, hx⟩ := hnemp
            refine ⟨x, ?_, hx⟩
            simp only [U, Finset.mem_biUnion]
            exact ⟨A, hAD, by simp [ft, hAF, hx]⟩
          · obtain ⟨B, hBD, hn⟩ := hDmax A hAF hAD
-- 603 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat

namespace Statements.Erdos20SparseUniformity

/-- A set family is a sunflower when every pair of distinct members has the
same intersection. -/
def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

/-- The least size forcing a `petals`-member sunflower in every family of
`uniformity`-element sets. -/
noncomputable def sunflowerThreshold (uniformity petals : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {bound : ℕ | ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = uniformity) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family,
        subfamily.ncard = petals ∧ IsSunflower subfamily}

abbrev exponential : Prop :=
  ∃ constants : ℕ → ℕ, ∀ uniformity petals : ℕ, uniformity > 0 →
    sunflowerThreshold uniformity petals < (constants petals) ^ uniformity

abbrev cofinal : Prop :=
  ∃ constants : ℕ → ℕ, ∀ petals cutoff : ℕ, ∃ uniformity : ℕ,
    cutoff ≤ uniformity ∧
      sunflowerThreshold uniformity petals < (constants petals) ^ uniformity

abbrev statement : Prop := exponential ↔ cofinal

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20SparseUniformity
```

### 6. For every k, there are 2^k distinct (k+1)-element sets with no three-petal sunflower whose complete ascending…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=6
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-06T00:33:03.000Z by @declangessel
- Version: 2

**For every k, there are 2^k distinct (k+1)-element sets with no three-petal sunflower whose complete ascending lexicographic sequence of ordinary shifts is a 2^k-petal sunflower.**

The order places the 2k body vertices before the privately tagged vertices.

**Scope.**

For every natural k, binary-transversal families with distinct private tags, under every shift pair in the fixed ascending order on the 2k+2^k ground vertices.

**Artifacts.**

- Declan.lean: Submissions.Erdos20FullLexExponentialObstruction.Declan.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Pi
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Sum
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos20FullLexExponentialObstruction.Declan

set_option linter.unusedSimpArgs false
set_option linter.unusedSectionVars false
set_option linter.unnecessarySeqFocus false

variable {α : Type*} [DecidableEq α]

def move (i j : α) (A : Finset α) : Finset α :=
  if i ∉ A ∧ j ∈ A then insert i (A.erase j) else A

def shiftMember (i j : α) (F : Finset (Finset α)) (A : Finset α) : Finset α :=
  if i ∉ A ∧ j ∈ A ∧ insert i (A.erase j) ∉ F then insert i (A.erase j) else A

def shift (i j : α) (F : Finset (Finset α)) : Finset (Finset α) :=
  F.image (shiftMember i j F)

theorem move_of_mem (i j : α) (A : Finset α) (h : i ∈ A) : move i j A = A := by
  simp [move, h]

theorem mem_move (i j x : α) (A : Finset α) (hx : x ∈ A) (hxj : x ≠ j) :
    x ∈ move i j A := by
  unfold move
  split_ifs <;> simp_all

theorem move_card (i j : α) (A : Finset α) : (move i j A).card = A.card := by
  unfold move
  split_ifs with h
  · rw [Finset.card_insert_of_notMem (by simp [h.1]), Finset.card_erase_of_mem h.2]
    have := Finset.card_pos.mpr ⟨j, h.2⟩
    omega
  · rfl

theorem target_mem_move (i j : α) (A : Finset α) :
    i ∈ move i j A ↔ i ∈ A ∨ j ∈ A := by
  unfold move
  split_ifs with h <;> simp_all <;> aesop

def moveList (i : α) (L : List α) (A : Finset α) :=
  L.foldl (fun B j => move i j B) A

theorem moveList_of_mem (i : α) (L : List α) (A : Finset α) (h : i ∈ A) :
    moveList i L A = A := by
  induction L generalizing A with
  | nil => rfl
  | cons j L ih =>
      change moveList i L (move i j A) = A
      rw [move_of_mem i j A h, ih A h]

theorem target_mem_moveList (i : α) (L : List α) (A : Finset α) :
    i ∈ moveList i L A ↔ i ∈ A ∨ ∃ j ∈ L, j ∈ A := by
  induction L generalizing A with
  | nil => simp [moveList]
  | cons j L ih =>
      by_cases hi : i ∈ A
      · simp [moveList_of_mem i _ A hi, hi]
      by_cases hj : j ∈ A
      · have hm : i ∈ move i j A := (target_mem_move i j A).mpr (Or.inr hj)
        change i ∈ moveList i L (move i j A) ↔ _
        rw [moveList_of_mem i L _ hm]
        simp [hm, hj]
      · have hm : move i j A = A := by simp [move, hj]
        change i ∈ moveList i L (move i j A) ↔ _
        rw [hm]
        simpa [hi, hj] using ih A

theorem moveList_card (i : α) (L : List α) (A : Finset α) :
    (moveList i L A).card = A.card := by
  induction L generalizing A with
  | nil => rfl
  | cons j L ih =>
      change (moveList i L (move i j A)).card = A.card
      rw [ih, move_card]

theorem mem_moveList (i x : α) (L : List α) (A : Finset α)
    (hx : x ∈ A) (hL : x ∉ L) : x ∈ moveList i L A := by
  induction L generalizing A with
  | nil => exact hx
  | cons j L ih =>
      have hs : x ≠ j ∧ x ∉ L := by simpa using hL
      exact ih (move i j A) (mem_move i j x A hx hs.1) hs.2

theorem move_subset {i j : α} {A U : Finset α} (hA : A ⊆ U) (hi : i ∈ U) :
    move i j A ⊆ U := by
  unfold move
  split_ifs
  · exact Finset.insert_subset hi (Finset.Subset.trans (Finset.erase_subset _ _) hA)
  · exact hA

theorem moveList_subset (i : α) (L : List α) (A U : Finset α)
    (hA : A ⊆ U) (hi : i ∈ U) : moveList i L A ⊆ U := by
  induction L generalizing A with
  | nil => exact hA
  | cons j L ih => exact ih _ (move_subset hA hi)

def tagged (B : α → Finset ℕ) (w : α) : Finset (ℕ ⊕ α) :=
  ((B w).image Sum.inl) ∪ {Sum.inr w}

def taggedFamily [Fintype α] (B : α → Finset ℕ) : Finset (Finset (ℕ ⊕ α)) :=
  Finset.univ.image (tagged B)

@[simp] theorem inl_mem_tagged (B : α → Finset ℕ) (w : α) (i : ℕ) :
    Sum.inl i ∈ tagged B w ↔ i ∈ B w := by simp [tagged]

@[simp] theorem inr_mem_tagged (B : α → Finset ℕ) (w v : α) :
    Sum.inr v ∈ tagged B w ↔ v = w := by simp [tagged, eq_comm]

theorem tagged_injective (B : α → Finset ℕ) : Function.Injective (tagged B) := by
  intro w v h
  have hw : Sum.inr w ∈ tagged B w := by simp
  rw [h] at hw
  simpa using hw

theorem tagged_card (B : α → Finset ℕ) (w : α) : (tagged B w).card = (B w).card + 1 := by
-- 465 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Pi
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Sum
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Statements.Erdos20FullLexExponentialObstruction

variable {α : Type*} [DecidableEq α]

def shiftMember (i j : α) (F : Finset (Finset α)) (A : Finset α) : Finset α :=
  if i ∉ A ∧ j ∈ A ∧ insert i (A.erase j) ∉ F then insert i (A.erase j) else A

def shift (i j : α) (F : Finset (Finset α)) : Finset (Finset α) :=
  F.image (shiftMember i j F)

def tagged (B : α → Finset ℕ) (w : α) : Finset (ℕ ⊕ α) :=
  ((B w).image Sum.inl) ∪ {Sum.inr w}

def taggedFamily [Fintype α] (B : α → Finset ℕ) : Finset (Finset (ℕ ⊕ α)) :=
  Finset.univ.image (tagged B)

def bodySources (m i : ℕ) : List ℕ := (List.range m).filter (i < ·)

def perform (L : List (α × α)) (F : Finset (Finset α)) :=
  L.foldl (fun F p => shift p.1 p.2 F) F

def bodySchedule (m : ℕ) (tags : List α) (targets : List ℕ) : List ((ℕ ⊕ α) × (ℕ ⊕ α)) :=
  targets.flatMap fun i =>
    (((bodySources m i).map Sum.inl ++ tags.map Sum.inr).map fun j => (Sum.inl i, j))

def tagSchedule (tags : List α) : List ((ℕ ⊕ α) × (ℕ ⊕ α)) :=
  tags.rec [] (fun a L ih => L.map (fun b => (Sum.inr a, Sum.inr b)) ++ ih)

/-- All ordered-ground-set pairs, first by ascending target and then ascending source.
The body vertices are 0,...,2k−1, followed by the supplied tag enumeration. -/
def fullSchedule (k : ℕ) (tags : List α) : List ((ℕ ⊕ α) × (ℕ ⊕ α)) :=
  bodySchedule (2*k) tags (List.range k) ++
  bodySchedule (2*k) tags (List.range' k k) ++ tagSchedule tags

def core (k : ℕ) : Finset (ℕ ⊕ α) := (Finset.range k).image Sum.inl

abbrev Word (k : ℕ) := Fin k → Bool

def coordinate {k : ℕ} (i : Fin k) (b : Bool) : ℕ := 2*i.val + if b then 1 else 0

def binaryBody {k : ℕ} (w : Word k) : Finset ℕ :=
  Finset.univ.image (fun i => coordinate i (w i))

def initialFamily (k : ℕ) := taggedFamily (binaryBody (k := k))

/-- A fixed enumeration of all binary words; its order defines the order of the private tags. -/
noncomputable def allTags (k : ℕ) : List (Word k) :=
  List.ofFn ((Fintype.equivFin (Word k)).symm)

def IsSunflower (F : Finset (Finset α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ K, ∀ A ∈ F, ∀ B ∈ F, A ≠ B → A ∩ B = K

noncomputable def finalFamily (k : ℕ) := perform (fullSchedule k (allTags k)) (initialFamily k)

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ k : ℕ,
    (initialFamily k).card = 2^k ∧
    (∀ A ∈ initialFamily k, A.card = k+1) ∧
    (∀ G ⊆ initialFamily k, 3 ≤ G.card → ¬ IsSunflower G) ∧
    (allTags k).Nodup ∧ (∀ w : Word k, w ∈ allTags k) ∧
    (finalFamily k).card = 2^k ∧
    (∀ A ∈ finalFamily k, A.card = k+1) ∧
    (∀ A ∈ finalFamily k, ∀ B ∈ finalFamily k, A ≠ B → A ∩ B = core k)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20FullLexExponentialObstruction
```

### 5. Thirteen distinct 13-element sets have no three-petal sunflower, but all 666 ordinary shifts in ascending lex…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=5
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-05T23:29:09.000Z by @declangessel / GPT 6 Astra / Codex
- Version: 2

**Thirteen distinct 13-element sets have no three-petal sunflower, but all 666 ordinary shifts in ascending lexicographic order turn them into a 13-petal sunflower.**

This contradicts the claimed quadratic bound in a superseded sunflower manuscript.

**Scope.**

The explicitly defined family on {0,…,36}, and the complete collision-aware shift sequence ordered first by target i and then by j>i. It addresses only the compression bound in Mishra v1, not the full sunflower conjecture.

**Artifacts.**

- Declan.lean: Submissions.Erdos20ExactLexShiftCounterexample.Declan.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Range
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos20ExactLexShiftCounterexample.Declan

set_option maxRecDepth 100000
set_option maxHeartbeats 0

def core : Finset ℕ := Finset.range 12

/-- Thirteen sets of size thirteen on the ordered ground set `{0,...,36}`. -/
def original : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  insert (core ∪ {12}) ((Finset.range 12).image fun i => (core.erase i) ∪ {13+i,25+i})

def elementaryShift (i j : ℕ) (F : Finset (Finset ℕ)) : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  F.image fun A =>
    if i ∉ A ∧ j ∈ A ∧ insert i (A.erase j) ∉ F then insert i (A.erase j) else A

/-- Exactly the ascending all-pairs schedule: first target `i`, then source `j>i`.
Each of the 666 pairs occurs exactly once. -/
def fullLexSchedule : List (ℕ × ℕ) :=
  (List.range 37).flatMap fun i =>
    ((List.range 37).filter fun j => i < j).map fun j => (i,j)

def finalFamily : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  fullLexSchedule.foldl (fun F p => elementaryShift p.1 p.2 F) original

def star : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  (Finset.range 13).image fun i => core ∪ {12+i}

theorem original_card : original.card = 13 := by decide

theorem original_uniform : ∀ A ∈ original, A.card = 13 := by decide

theorem original_ground : ∀ A ∈ original, A ⊆ Finset.range 37 := by decide

theorem original_no_three :
    ∀ A ∈ original, ∀ B ∈ original, ∀ C ∈ original,
    A ≠ B → A ≠ C → B ≠ C →
      ¬ (A ∩ B = A ∩ C ∧ A ∩ B = B ∩ C) := by decide

theorem schedule_length : fullLexSchedule.length = 666 := by decide

theorem exact_lex_output : finalFamily = star := by decide

theorem star_card : star.card = 13 := by decide

theorem star_intersections :
    ∀ A ∈ star, ∀ B ∈ star, A ≠ B → A ∩ B = core := by decide

/-- This finite example refutes a universal `3 * 2^2` bound on the sunflower
size after the exact full lexicographic ordinary-shift schedule, starting
with no three-petal sunflower. It does not refute Erdős problem #20. -/
theorem proof :
    original.card = 13 ∧
    (∀ A ∈ original, A.card = 13 ∧ A ⊆ Finset.range 37) ∧
    (∀ A ∈ original, ∀ B ∈ original, ∀ C ∈ original,
      A ≠ B → A ≠ C → B ≠ C →
        ¬ (A ∩ B = A ∩ C ∧ A ∩ B = B ∩ C)) ∧
    finalFamily = star ∧
    finalFamily.card = 13 ∧
    (∀ A ∈ finalFamily, ∀ B ∈ finalFamily, A ≠ B → A ∩ B = core) ∧
    3 * 2^2 < finalFamily.card := by
  refine ⟨original_card, ?_, original_no_three, exact_lex_output, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩
  · intro A hA
    exact ⟨original_uniform A hA, original_ground A hA⟩
  · rw [exact_lex_output]
    exact star_card
  · rw [exact_lex_output]
    exact star_intersections
  · rw [exact_lex_output, star_card]
    norm_num

#print axioms proof

end Submissions.Erdos20ExactLexShiftCounterexample.Declan
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Range
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Statements.Erdos20ExactLexShiftCounterexample

def core : Finset ℕ := Finset.range 12

def original : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  insert (core ∪ {12}) ((Finset.range 12).image fun i => (core.erase i) ∪ {13+i,25+i})

def elementaryShift (i j : ℕ) (F : Finset (Finset ℕ)) : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  F.image fun A =>
    if i ∉ A ∧ j ∈ A ∧ insert i (A.erase j) ∉ F then insert i (A.erase j) else A

def fullLexSchedule : List (ℕ × ℕ) :=
  (List.range 37).flatMap fun i =>
    ((List.range 37).filter fun j => i < j).map fun j => (i,j)

def finalFamily : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  fullLexSchedule.foldl (fun F p => elementaryShift p.1 p.2 F) original

def star : Finset (Finset ℕ) :=
  (Finset.range 13).image fun i => core ∪ {12+i}

abbrev statement : Prop :=
    original.card = 13 ∧
    (∀ A ∈ original, A.card = 13 ∧ A ⊆ Finset.range 37) ∧
    (∀ A ∈ original, ∀ B ∈ original, ∀ C ∈ original,
      A ≠ B → A ≠ C → B ≠ C →
        ¬ (A ∩ B = A ∩ C ∧ A ∩ B = B ∩ C)) ∧
    finalFamily = star ∧
    finalFamily.card = 13 ∧
    (∀ A ∈ finalFamily, ∀ B ∈ finalFamily, A ≠ B → A ∩ B = core) ∧
    3 * 2^2 < finalFamily.card

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20ExactLexShiftCounterexample
```

### 4. For every k, a family of 2^k sets of size k+1 has no three-member sunflower, but k ordinary coordinate shifts…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=4
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-05T23:08:07.000Z by @declangessel / GPT 6 Astra / Codex
- Version: 2

**For every k, a family of 2^k sets of size k+1 has no three-member sunflower, but k ordinary coordinate shifts transform it into a sunflower with 2^k members.**

**Scope.**

For every natural k, the tagged binary-transversal family and the k collision-aware shifts (i,true) to (i,false) defined in the formal statement.

**Artifacts.**

- Declan.lean: Submissions.Erdos20ExponentialShiftObstruction.Declan.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Pi
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Sum
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos20ExponentialShiftObstruction.Declan

abbrev Word (k : ℕ) := Fin k → Bool
abbrev Vertex (k : ℕ) := (Fin k × Bool) ⊕ Word k

def edge {k : ℕ} (collapsed : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k) : Finset (Vertex k) :=
  (Finset.univ.image fun i : Fin k => Sum.inl (i, if i ∈ collapsed then false else w i)) ∪
    {Sum.inr w}

def family (k : ℕ) (collapsed : Finset (Fin k)) : Finset (Finset (Vertex k)) :=
  Finset.univ.image (edge collapsed)

@[simp] theorem inl_mem_edge {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k)
    (i : Fin k) (b : Bool) :
    Sum.inl (i,b) ∈ edge S w ↔ b = if i ∈ S then false else w i := by
  simp [edge, eq_comm]

@[simp] theorem inr_mem_edge {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) (w v : Word k) :
    Sum.inr v ∈ edge S w ↔ v = w := by
  simp [edge, eq_comm]

theorem edge_injective {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) : Function.Injective (edge S) := by
  intro w v h
  have hw : Sum.inr w ∈ edge S w := by simp
  rw [h] at hw
  simpa using hw

theorem family_card (k : ℕ) (S : Finset (Fin k)) : (family k S).card = 2 ^ k := by
  rw [family, Finset.card_image_of_injective _ (edge_injective S)]
  simp [Word]

theorem edge_card {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k) :
    (edge S w).card = k + 1 := by
  rw [edge, Finset.card_union_of_disjoint]
  · rw [Finset.card_image_of_injective]
    · simp
    · intro i j h
      exact congrArg Prod.fst (Sum.inl.inj h)
  · simp [Finset.disjoint_left]

theorem no_three_equal_intersections {k : ℕ} (u v w : Word k)
    (h₁ : edge ∅ u ∩ edge ∅ v = edge ∅ u ∩ edge ∅ w)
    (h₂ : edge ∅ u ∩ edge ∅ v = edge ∅ v ∩ edge ∅ w) : u = v := by
  funext i
  have a := congrArg (fun s : Finset (Vertex k) => Sum.inl (i,false) ∈ s) h₁
  have b := congrArg (fun s : Finset (Vertex k) => Sum.inl (i,true) ∈ s) h₁
  have c := congrArg (fun s : Finset (Vertex k) => Sum.inl (i,false) ∈ s) h₂
  have d := congrArg (fun s : Finset (Vertex k) => Sum.inl (i,true) ∈ s) h₂
  simp only [Finset.mem_inter, inl_mem_edge, Finset.notMem_empty, ↓reduceIte] at a b c d
  cases hu : u i <;> cases hv : v i <;> cases hw : w i <;>
    simp_all

/-- The standard elementary set-family shift: move `y` to `x` only when
`x` is absent and the new member is not already in the family. -/
def shiftMember {k : ℕ} (i : Fin k) (F : Finset (Finset (Vertex k)))
    (A : Finset (Vertex k)) : Finset (Vertex k) :=
  if Sum.inl (i,false) ∉ A ∧ Sum.inl (i,true) ∈ A ∧
      insert (Sum.inl (i,false)) (A.erase (Sum.inl (i,true))) ∉ F then
    insert (Sum.inl (i,false)) (A.erase (Sum.inl (i,true)))
  else A

def shift {k : ℕ} (i : Fin k) (F : Finset (Finset (Vertex k))) :
    Finset (Finset (Vertex k)) := F.image (shiftMember i F)

theorem edge_insert_of_already_false {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k)
    (i : Fin k) (h : i ∈ S ∨ w i = false) : edge (insert i S) w = edge S w := by
  ext x
  cases x with
  | inl p =>
      rcases p with ⟨j,b⟩
      by_cases hij : j = i
      · subst j
        rcases h with h | h <;> simp [h]
      · simp [hij]
  | inr v => simp

theorem replace_edge {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k)
    (i : Fin k) (hi : i ∉ S) (hw : w i = true) :
    insert (Sum.inl (i,false)) ((edge S w).erase (Sum.inl (i,true))) =
      edge (insert i S) w := by
  ext x
  cases x with
  | inl p =>
      rcases p with ⟨j,b⟩
      by_cases hij : j = i
      · subst j
        cases b <;> simp [hi, hw]
      · simp [hij]
  | inr v => simp

theorem inserted_edge_not_mem {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k)
    (i : Fin k) (hi : i ∉ S) (hw : w i = true) :
    edge (insert i S) w ∉ family k S := by
  intro h
  obtain ⟨v, _, hv⟩ := Finset.mem_image.mp h
  have ht : Sum.inr w ∈ edge S v := by rw [hv]; simp
  have hvw : w = v := by simpa using ht
  subst v
  have hb : Sum.inl (i,false) ∈ edge S w := by rw [hv]; simp
  simp [hi, hw] at hb

theorem shiftMember_edge {k : ℕ} (S : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k) (i : Fin k) :
    shiftMember i (family k S) (edge S w) = edge (insert i S) w := by
  by_cases hi : i ∈ S
  · rw [edge_insert_of_already_false S w i (Or.inl hi)]
    simp [shiftMember, hi]
  · cases hw : w i with
    | false =>
        rw [edge_insert_of_already_false S w i (Or.inr hw)]
        simp [shiftMember, hi, hw]
    | true =>
        have hn := inserted_edge_not_mem S w i hi hw
        rw [← replace_edge S w i hi hw] at hn
        simp only [shiftMember, inl_mem_edge, hi, ↓reduceIte, hw,
-- 103 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Pi
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Sum
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Statements.Erdos20ExponentialShiftObstruction

abbrev Word (k : ℕ) := Fin k → Bool

abbrev Vertex (k : ℕ) := (Fin k × Bool) ⊕ Word k

def edge {k : ℕ} (collapsed : Finset (Fin k)) (w : Word k) : Finset (Vertex k) :=
  (Finset.univ.image fun i : Fin k => Sum.inl (i, if i ∈ collapsed then false else w i)) ∪
    {Sum.inr w}

def family (k : ℕ) (collapsed : Finset (Fin k)) : Finset (Finset (Vertex k)) :=
  Finset.univ.image (edge collapsed)

def shiftMember {k : ℕ} (i : Fin k) (F : Finset (Finset (Vertex k)))
    (A : Finset (Vertex k)) : Finset (Vertex k) :=
  if Sum.inl (i,false) ∉ A ∧ Sum.inl (i,true) ∈ A ∧
      insert (Sum.inl (i,false)) (A.erase (Sum.inl (i,true))) ∉ F then
    insert (Sum.inl (i,false)) (A.erase (Sum.inl (i,true)))
  else A

def shift {k : ℕ} (i : Fin k) (F : Finset (Finset (Vertex k))) :
    Finset (Finset (Vertex k)) := F.image (shiftMember i F)

def performShifts {k : ℕ} (L : List (Fin k)) (F : Finset (Finset (Vertex k))) :
    Finset (Finset (Vertex k)) := L.foldr shift F

def IsSunflower {k : ℕ} (F : Finset (Finset (Vertex k))) : Prop :=
  ∃ K : Finset (Vertex k), ∀ A ∈ F, ∀ B ∈ F, A ≠ B → A ∩ B = K

def core (k : ℕ) : Finset (Vertex k) :=
  Finset.univ.image (fun i : Fin k => Sum.inl (i,false))

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ k : ℕ,
    (family k ∅).card = 2 ^ k ∧
    (∀ A ∈ family k ∅, A.card = k + 1) ∧
    (∀ G ⊆ family k ∅, 3 ≤ G.card → ¬ IsSunflower G) ∧
    (List.finRange k).length = k ∧
    (performShifts (List.finRange k) (family k ∅)).card = 2 ^ k ∧
    IsSunflower (performShifts (List.finRange k) (family k ∅))

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20ExponentialShiftObstruction
```

### 3. For one-element sets, the least family size forcing a sunflower with k petals is exactly k, for every natural…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=3
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T03:49:17.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For one-element sets, the least family size forcing a sunflower with k petals is exactly k, for every natural k.**

**Scope.**

Every natural petal count k, for uniformity exactly one, over set families on arbitrary Type-valued universes.

**Artifacts.**

- Direct.lean: Submissions.Erdos20UniformityOneExact.Direct.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos20UniformityOneExact.Direct

def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

noncomputable def sunflowerThreshold (uniformity petals : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {bound : ℕ | ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = uniformity) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family,
        subfamily.ncard = petals ∧ IsSunflower subfamily}

theorem proof : ∀ petals : ℕ, sunflowerThreshold 1 petals = petals := by
  intro petals
  let forcing : Set ℕ := {bound : ℕ | ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = 1) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family,
        subfamily.ncard = petals ∧ IsSunflower subfamily}
  have hpetals : petals ∈ forcing := by
    intro α family hfamily
    by_cases hp : petals = 0
    · subst petals
      refine ⟨∅, Set.empty_subset family, by simp, ?_⟩
      exact ⟨∅, by simp⟩
    · have hfamily_ne : family.ncard ≠ 0 := by omega
      have hfinite : family.Finite := Set.finite_of_ncard_ne_zero hfamily_ne
      let familyFinset := hfinite.toFinset
      have hcard : petals ≤ familyFinset.card := by
        rw [← Set.ncard_eq_toFinset_card family hfinite]
        exact hfamily.2
      obtain ⟨subfamily, hsub, hsubcard⟩ :=
        Finset.exists_subset_card_eq hcard
      refine ⟨(subfamily : Set (Set α)), ?_, by simpa using hsubcard, ?_⟩
      · intro member hmember
        have : member ∈ familyFinset := hsub hmember
        simpa [familyFinset] using this
      · refine ⟨∅, ?_⟩
        intro left hleft right hright hne
        have hleft_family : left ∈ family := by
          have : left ∈ familyFinset := hsub hleft
          simpa [familyFinset] using this
        have hright_family : right ∈ family := by
          have : right ∈ familyFinset := hsub hright
          simpa [familyFinset] using this
        obtain ⟨a, rfl⟩ := Set.ncard_eq_one.mp
          (hfamily.1 left hleft_family)
        obtain ⟨b, rfl⟩ := Set.ncard_eq_one.mp
          (hfamily.1 right hright_family)
        simp_all
  have hlower : petals ≤ sInf forcing := by
    apply le_csInf (s := forcing) ⟨petals, hpetals⟩
    intro bound hbound
    by_contra hnot
    have hlt : bound < petals := Nat.lt_of_not_ge hnot
    let family : Set (Set (Fin bound)) :=
      Set.range fun i : Fin bound => ({i} : Set (Fin bound))
    have hinjective :
        Function.Injective (fun i : Fin bound => ({i} : Set (Fin bound))) := by
      intro i j hij
      simpa using hij
    have hfamily_finite : family.Finite := Set.finite_range _
    have hfamily_card : family.ncard = bound := by
      rw [Set.ncard_range_of_injective hinjective]
      simp
    have hfamily_uniform : ∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = 1 := by
      intro member hmember
      obtain ⟨i, rfl⟩ := hmember
      simp
    obtain ⟨subfamily, hsub, hsubcard, _⟩ :=
      hbound family ⟨hfamily_uniform, by simp [hfamily_card]⟩
    have hsub_le : subfamily.ncard ≤ family.ncard :=
      Set.ncard_le_ncard hsub hfamily_finite
    omega
  have hupper : sInf forcing ≤ petals := Nat.sInf_le hpetals
  change sInf forcing = petals
  exact Nat.le_antisymm hupper hlower

end Submissions.Erdos20UniformityOneExact.Direct
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat

namespace Statements.Erdos20UniformityOneExact

def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

noncomputable def sunflowerThreshold (uniformity petals : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {bound : ℕ | ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = uniformity) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family,
        subfamily.ncard = petals ∧ IsSunflower subfamily}

/-- For one-element sets, the exact threshold is the requested number of petals. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ petals : ℕ, sunflowerThreshold 1 petals = petals

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20UniformityOneExact
```

### 2. For positive uniformity and at least two petals, the sunflower threshold is at most (k−1)^n n!

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T03:15:56.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**For positive uniformity and at least two petals, the sunflower threshold is at most (k−1)^n n!**

+ 1.

**Scope.**

Every positive uniformity n and petal count k ≥ 2, over set families on arbitrary Type-valued universes.

**Artifacts.**

- Classical.lean: Submissions.Erdos20FactorialUpper.Classical.erdos_20.variants.erdos_rado_bound

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.Pigeonhole
import Mathlib.Tactic

def IsSunflower {α : Type*} (F : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ C, ∀ ⦃A⦄, A ∈ F → ∀ ⦃B⦄, B ∈ F → A ≠ B → A ∩ B = C

lemma isSunflower_of_pairwise_disjoint {α : Type*} {F : Set (Set α)}
    (hF : F.PairwiseDisjoint id) : IsSunflower F := by
  refine ⟨∅, ?_⟩
  intro A hA B hB hne
  exact Set.disjoint_iff_inter_eq_empty.mp (hF hA hB hne)

namespace Submissions.Erdos20FactorialUpper.Classical

noncomputable def f (n k : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {m | ∀ {α : Type}, ∀ (F : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ A ∈ F, A.ncard = n) ∧ m ≤ F.ncard) →
      ∃ S ⊆ F, S.ncard = k ∧ IsSunflower S}

section Matching
variable {α : Type*}

lemma exists_maximal_disjoint (F : Finset (Set α)) :
    ∃ D ⊆ F, (D : Set (Set α)).PairwiseDisjoint id ∧
      ∀ A ∈ F, A ∉ D → ∃ B ∈ D, ¬ Disjoint A B := by
  classical
  let C : Finset (Finset (Set α)) :=
    F.powerset.filter fun D => (D : Set (Set α)).PairwiseDisjoint id
  have hC : C.Nonempty := by
    refine ⟨∅, ?_⟩
    simp [C]
  obtain ⟨D, hDmax⟩ := C.exists_maximal hC
  simp only [C, Finset.mem_filter, Finset.mem_powerset] at hDmax
  refine ⟨D, hDmax.1.1, hDmax.1.2, ?_⟩
  intro A hAF hAD
  by_contra! h
  have hins : insert A D ⊆ F ∧
      ((insert A D : Finset (Set α)) : Set (Set α)).PairwiseDisjoint id := by
    refine ⟨Finset.insert_subset hAF hDmax.1.1, ?_⟩
    rw [Finset.coe_insert]
    exact hDmax.1.2.insert (by
      intro B hBD hne
      exact h B hBD)
  exact hDmax.not_gt hins (Finset.ssubset_insert hAD)

end Matching
end Submissions.Erdos20FactorialUpper.Classical

namespace Submissions.Erdos20FactorialUpper.Classical

lemma finset_erdos_rado {α : Type*} (k : ℕ) (hk : 2 ≤ k) :
    ∀ n (F : Finset (Set α)),
      (∀ A ∈ F, A.ncard = n + 1) →
      (k - 1) ^ (n + 1) * (n + 1).factorial < F.card →
      ∃ S ⊆ F, S.card = k ∧ IsSunflower (S : Set (Set α)) := by
  classical
  intro n
  induction n with
  | zero =>
      intro F huni hcard
      have hkle : k ≤ F.card := by
        norm_num at hcard ⊢
        omega
      obtain ⟨S, hSF, hSc⟩ := Finset.exists_subset_card_eq hkle
      refine ⟨S, hSF, hSc, ?_⟩
      refine ⟨∅, ?_⟩
      intro A hA B hB hne
      have hAs : ∃ a, A = {a} := Set.ncard_eq_one.mp (by simpa using huni A (hSF hA))
      have hBs : ∃ b, B = {b} := Set.ncard_eq_one.mp (by simpa using huni B (hSF hB))
      obtain ⟨a, rfl⟩ := hAs
      obtain ⟨b, rfl⟩ := hBs
      simp_all
  | succ n ih =>
      intro F huni hcard
      obtain ⟨D, hDF, hDdis, hDmax⟩ := exists_maximal_disjoint F
      by_cases hlarge : k ≤ D.card
      · obtain ⟨S, hSD, hSc⟩ := Finset.exists_subset_card_eq hlarge
        exact ⟨S, hSD.trans hDF, hSc,
          isSunflower_of_pairwise_disjoint (fun A hA B hB hne => hDdis (hSD hA) (hSD hB) hne)⟩
      · have hDcard : D.card ≤ k - 1 := by omega
        have hfinite : ∀ (A : Set α), A ∈ F → A.Finite := by
          intro A hAF
          apply Set.finite_of_ncard_ne_zero
          rw [huni A hAF]
          omega
        let ft : Set α → Finset α := fun A => if h : A ∈ F then (hfinite A h).toFinset else ∅
        let U : Finset α := D.biUnion ft
        have hUcard : U.card ≤ (k - 1) * (n + 2) := by
          calc
            U.card ≤ D.card * (n + 2) := Finset.card_biUnion_le_card_mul D _ _ (by
              intro A hAD
              calc
                (ft A).card = A.ncard := by
                  rw [show ft A = (hfinite A (hDF hAD)).toFinset by simp [ft, hDF hAD]]
                  exact (Set.ncard_eq_toFinset_card A (hfinite A (hDF hAD))).symm
                _ = n + 2 := by simpa [Nat.add_assoc] using huni A (hDF hAD)
                _ ≤ n + 2 := le_rfl)
            _ ≤ (k - 1) * (n + 2) := Nat.mul_le_mul_right _ hDcard
        have hit : ∀ A ∈ F, ∃ x ∈ U, x ∈ A := by
          intro A hAF
          have hnemp : A.Nonempty := (Set.ncard_pos (hs := hfinite A hAF)).mp (by rw [huni A hAF]; omega)
          by_cases hAD : A ∈ D
          · obtain ⟨x, hx⟩ := hnemp
            refine ⟨x, ?_, hx⟩
            simp only [U, Finset.mem_biUnion]
            exact ⟨A, hAD, by simp [ft, hAF, hx]⟩
          · obtain ⟨B, hBD, hn⟩ := hDmax A hAF hAD
            obtain ⟨x, hxA, hxB⟩ := Set.not_disjoint_iff.mp hn
            refine ⟨x, ?_, hxA⟩
            simp only [U, Finset.mem_biUnion]
            exact ⟨B, hBD, by simp [ft, hDF hBD, hxB]⟩
        let p : ↥(F : Set (Set α)) → α := fun A => Classical.choose (hit A.1 A.2)
        have hpU : ∀ A : ↥(F : Set (Set α)), p A ∈ U := fun A => (Classical.choose_spec (hit A.1 A.2)).1
        have hpA : ∀ A : ↥(F : Set (Set α)), p A ∈ A.1 := fun A => (Classical.choose_spec (hit A.1 A.2)).2
        have hmul : U.card * ((k - 1) ^ (n + 1) * (n + 1).factorial) < F.card := by
          calc
            U.card * ((k - 1) ^ (n + 1) * (n + 1).factorial)
                ≤ ((k - 1) * (n + 2)) * ((k - 1) ^ (n + 1) * (n + 1).factorial) :=
-- 236 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat

namespace Statements.Erdos20FactorialUpper

def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

noncomputable def sunflowerThreshold (uniformity petals : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {bound : ℕ | ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = uniformity) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family,
        subfamily.ncard = petals ∧ IsSunflower subfamily}

/-- The classical Erdős–Rado factorial upper bound for sunflower thresholds. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ uniformity petals : ℕ, uniformity > 0 → 2 ≤ petals →
    sunflowerThreshold uniformity petals ≤
      (petals - 1) ^ uniformity * uniformity.factorial + 1

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20FactorialUpper
```

### 1. For every fixed number of petals, there is a constant whose uniformity-th power exceeds the least size forcin…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/16?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T03:11:46.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor

**For every fixed number of petals, there is a constant whose uniformity-th power exceeds the least size forcing a sunflower in every uniform set family.**

Canonical statement read term-by-term against the official statement and the Formal Conjectures theorem. No Commons definitions are used. Local build, differential definitional-equivalence check, a concrete three-singleton sunflower witness, a failed negation attempt, and eleven rejected degenerate bridges are recorded in /workspace/jig-reports/worker-08.md.

**Scope.**

Every positive uniformity n and every petal count k, over set families on arbitrary Type-valued universes; the elementary k = 0 and k = 1 boundary cases are included.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat

namespace Statements.Erdos20SunflowerExponential

/-- A set family is a sunflower when every pair of distinct members has the
same intersection. -/
def IsSunflower {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
  ∃ kernel : Set α, family.Pairwise fun left right => left ∩ right = kernel

/-- The least size forcing a `petals`-member sunflower in every family of
`uniformity`-element sets. -/
noncomputable def sunflowerThreshold (uniformity petals : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {bound : ℕ | ∀ {α : Type} (family : Set (Set α)),
    ((∀ member ∈ family, member.ncard = uniformity) ∧ bound ≤ family.ncard) →
      ∃ subfamily ⊆ family,
        subfamily.ncard = petals ∧ IsSunflower subfamily}

/-- Erdős problem 20, the sunflower conjecture. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∃ constants : ℕ → ℕ, ∀ uniformity petals : ℕ, uniformity > 0 →
    sunflowerThreshold uniformity petals < (constants petals) ^ uniformity

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos20SunflowerExponential
```

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