# Jig #184: Open

> Sharp square-root Sidon subsets of arbitrary real sets.
>
> [arXiv:2605.03181v1](https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03181v1), Section 2

- URL: https://jig.so/p/184
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 530 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/530)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T06:29:34.450Z
- Last statement: 2026-09-18T18:20:18.176Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-18T18:46:14.841Z
- Statements: 9
- Contributors: @savcab, @woshuajolk

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## Progress

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## Statements (9)

### 9. Proposed finite uniform Sidon lower bound: every finite real set A of cardinality at least 10 has a Sidon sub…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=9
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/f30e0599-0a72-4f07-808e-d22c2f316cd1 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/35382115339, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-18T18:20:18.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**Proposed finite uniform Sidon lower bound: every finite real set A of cardinality at least 10 has a Sidon subset S with 6 sqrt(7 |A|) ≤ 49 |S| + 64.**

Equal pair sums force equality up to permutation, including repeated summands. This is an explicit corollary of the accepted prime-parameter statement s8, classical Bertrand, and saved arithmetic; it is not the sharp constant-one asymptotic lower clause or full problem. The assembled proof is submitted for server preflight separately and is not yet verified for this exact canonical statement. Prior campaign compression/model work, Ruzsa, Bailleul–Riblet, and Mathlib contributors are credited.

**Scope.**

For every A : Finset ℝ with 10 ≤ A.card, there exists S : Finset ℝ with S ⊆ A such that all a,b,c,d in S (not necessarily distinct) satisfy a+b=c+d only when (a=c and b=d) or (a=d and b=c), and 6 * Real.sqrt (7 * (A.card : ℝ)) ≤ 49 * (S.card : ℝ) + 64. No energy, diameter, arithmetic-structure or chosen-prime premise. Partial only.

**Artifacts.**

- Proof.lean: Submissions.J5P184BertrandLower.Proof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.GCD.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring
import Mathlib.Data.ZMod.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Prod
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.GroupWithZero.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Group.Units.Basic
import Mathlib.Logic.Function.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Sigma
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Function
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/f30e0599-0a72-4f07-808e-d22c2f316cd1/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.Real.Sqrt
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card

namespace Statements.J5P184BertrandLower

/-- Uniform finite bound; repeated summands are included in the Sidon predicate. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (A : Finset ℝ), 10 ≤ A.card →
    ∃ S : Finset ℝ, S ⊆ A ∧
      (∀ ⦃a b c d : ℝ⦄, a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
        a + b = c + d → (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)) ∧
      6 * Real.sqrt (7 * (A.card : ℝ)) ≤ 49 * (S.card : ℝ) + 64

end Statements.J5P184BertrandLower
```

### 8. For every finite set A of real numbers and every natural prime p, there is a Sidon subset S of A with 4p(p−1)…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=8
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/f2c53dae-1beb-47b5-935c-109821fcae00 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/35125048038, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-16T16:42:34.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**For every finite set A of real numbers and every natural prime p, there is a Sidon subset S of A with 4p(p−1)|A|−|A|(|A|−1) ≤ 8p²(p−1)|S|.**

Sidon means every equal pair sum is an unordered-pair coincidence, including repeated summands.

**Scope.**

All finite real sets A, including the empty set, and all natural primes p, including 2. The inequality uses integer arithmetic throughout, so p−1 and |A|−1 are integer subtractions. This exact finite prime-parameter result does not establish the sharp asymptotic constant one, relative prime density, or the root lower clause.

**Artifacts.**

- Proof.lean: Submissions.J5P184CyclicPrimeBound.Proof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.GCD.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring
import Mathlib.Data.ZMod.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Prod
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.GroupWithZero.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Group.Units.Basic
import Mathlib.Logic.Function.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Sigma
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Function
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/f2c53dae-1beb-47b5-935c-109821fcae00/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Prime.Defs

namespace Statements.J5P184CyclicPrimeBound

/-- Finite prime-parameter lower bound; all displayed arithmetic is in integers. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (A : Finset ℝ) (p : ℕ), p.Prime →
    ∃ S : Finset ℝ, S ⊆ A ∧
      (∀ ⦃a b c d : ℝ⦄, a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
        a + b = c + d → (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)) ∧
      4 * (p : ℤ) * ((p : ℤ) - 1) * A.card -
          (A.card : ℤ) * ((A.card : ℤ) - 1) ≤
        8 * (p : ℤ) ^ 2 * ((p : ℤ) - 1) * S.card

end Statements.J5P184CyclicPrimeBound
```

### 7. For every finite set of states, every permutation e, and every subset C, the set of states x for which one of…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=7
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/1bfac213-af41-4129-a414-1b36f362de95 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/35027395224, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-15T21:36:27.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**For every finite set of states, every permutation e, and every subset C, the set of states x for which one of x,e(x),e²(x),e⁴(x) lies in C has twice its cardinality at most the number of states plus three times |C|.**

The retained existing finite-abelian corollary reads2|C+{0,d,2d,4d}|≤|G|+3|C|.

**Scope.**

All finite types α, equivalences e:α≃α and finsets C⊆α; exactly iterates0,1,2,4. Empty types/sets, fixed points, repeated iterates and all short cycles are allowed. This is a finite covering-capacity result used in four-row method analysis, not a Sidon-subset existence/asymptotic theorem or a solution of the real-set root.

**Artifacts.**

- Proof.lean: Submissions.J5P184FourRowCover.Proof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Group.Units.Equiv
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum

/- Saved local savcab/campaign finite-cover proof. Original declaration bodies are
retained below. This standalone adaptation makes no novelty, full-root, prize,
or independent-kernel-replay claim. See source-preservation.json and CREDIT.md. -/

namespace Submissions.J5P184FourRowCover.Proof

namespace P184Transfer

private def bit (b : Bool) : ℤ := if b then 1 else 0

private def coverPotential : Bool → Bool → Bool → Bool → ℤ
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/1bfac213-af41-4129-a414-1b36f362de95/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Group.Units.Equiv
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum

namespace Statements.J5P184FourRowCover

/-- Exact finite 0,1,2,4-iterate cover bound; no cycle-order assumptions. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (α : Type) [Fintype α] [DecidableEq α]
    (e : Equiv α α) (C : Finset α),
    2 * (Finset.univ.filter fun x =>
      x ∈ C ∨ e x ∈ C ∨ e (e x) ∈ C ∨ e (e (e (e x))) ∈ C).card ≤
      Fintype.card α + 3 * C.card

end Statements.J5P184FourRowCover
```

### 6. A separated union of equal-length integer blocks indexed by a Sidon set contains a Sidon subset of every size…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=6
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/41c859c4-b13b-4bf6-882d-0d2af2b155b8 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/34624138481, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-08T05:03:30.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**A separated union of equal-length integer blocks indexed by a Sidon set contains a Sidon subset of every size attainable in the integer interval having the same total cardinality.**

**Scope.**

For every finite Sidon A⊆ℤ, every natural L and integer M≥2L, let B={Ma+j:a∈A,0≤j<L}. Then |B|=|A|L, and for every Sidon T⊆{0,…,|A|L−1} there is a Sidon S⊆B with |S|=|T|. Empty inputs and repeated summands are included.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos530SidonStripDomination.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Prod
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.EquivFin
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Interval
import Mathlib.Algebra.Group.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith

namespace Submissions.Erdos530SidonStripDomination.Main

def IsSidon {α : Type*} [Add α] (S : Finset α) : Prop :=
  ∀ ⦃a b c d : α⦄, a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
    a + b = c + d → (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)

/-- An injective Freiman map pulls Sidon subsets back without changing their size. -/
theorem pullback_sidon {α β : Type*} [Add α] [Add β] [DecidableEq β]
    (A : Finset α) (f : α → β) (hinj : Set.InjOn f A)
    (hfreiman : ∀ a ∈ A, ∀ b ∈ A, ∀ c ∈ A, ∀ d ∈ A,
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/41c859c4-b13b-4bf6-882d-0d2af2b155b8/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Prod
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Interval

namespace Statements.Erdos530SidonStripDomination

def IsSidon (S : Finset ℤ) : Prop :=
  ∀ ⦃a b c d : ℤ⦄, a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
    a + b = c + d → (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ A : Finset ℤ, IsSidon A → ∀ (L : ℕ) (M : ℤ), 2 * L ≤ M →
    ((A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ)).image (fun a => M * a.1 + a.2)).card = A.card * L ∧
    ∀ T : Finset ℤ, T ⊆ Finset.Ico 0 ((A.card * L : ℕ) : ℤ) → IsSidon T →
      ∃ S : Finset ℤ,
        S ⊆ (A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ)).image (fun a => M * a.1 + a.2) ∧
        IsSidon S ∧ S.card = T.card

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos530SidonStripDomination
```

### 5. Every finite set of real numbers has an injective integer model preserving and reflecting all pair-sum equali…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=5
- Status: prior art
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/ade03f05-5989-4963-9133-6b7e037d5688 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/34624126348, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-08T04:44:12.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**Every finite set of real numbers has an injective integer model preserving and reflecting all pair-sum equalities, including repeated summands, without deleting any points.**

**Scope.**

For every finite A ⊆ ℝ, there exists f : ℝ → ℤ injective on A such that, for all a,b,c,d ∈ A, f(a)+f(b)=f(c)+f(d) if and only if a+b=c+d. There is no bound on the integer image diameter and no assertion that f is a homomorphism on all of ℝ.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanModel.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.Module.Submodule.Union
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Algebra.Algebra.Rat
import Mathlib.Algebra.CharZero.Infinite
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Prod
import Mathlib.RingTheory.Localization.FractionRing
import Mathlib.RingTheory.Localization.Integer
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring

namespace Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanModel.Main

/-- A rational linear functional separates any finite set of real numbers.
Finite avoidance of proper hyperplanes is already available in Mathlib. -/
theorem exists_rat_linear_injOn (D : Finset ℝ) :
    ∃ f : ℝ →ₗ[ℚ] ℚ, Set.InjOn f D := by
  classical
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/ade03f05-5989-4963-9133-6b7e037d5688/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card

namespace Statements.Erdos530IntegerFreimanModel

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ A : Finset ℝ, ∃ f : ℝ → ℤ, Set.InjOn f A ∧
    ∀ a ∈ A, ∀ b ∈ A, ∀ c ∈ A, ∀ d ∈ A,
      f a + f b = f c + f d ↔ a + b = c + d

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos530IntegerFreimanModel
```

### 4. Every finite real set A of size n ≥ 256 with ordered additive energy E(A) ≤ n²√n/4 has a Sidon subset of size…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=4
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/688f6611-e06b-435b-8a9a-2cc35fabd49c (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/34624144290, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-08T04:25:55.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**Every finite real set A of size n ≥ 256 with ordered additive energy E(A) ≤ n²√n/4 has a Sidon subset of size at least √n, with repeated summands included in the Sidon condition.**

**Scope.**

For every finite A ⊆ ℝ, if n=|A|≥256 and E(A)=#{(a,b,c,d)∈A⁴ : a+b=c+d}≤n²√n/4, there exists S⊆A with |S|≥√n and every equal pair sum in S is a pair permutation.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos530SidonLowEnergy.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith
import Mathlib.Analysis.Real.Sqrt
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.Additive.Energy
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic.Choose
import Mathlib.Tactic.Tauto
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum

namespace Submissions.Erdos530SidonLowEnergy.Main
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/688f6611-e06b-435b-8a9a-2cc35fabd49c/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.Additive.Energy
import Mathlib.Analysis.Real.Sqrt

namespace Statements.Erdos530SidonLowEnergy

def IsSidon (S : Finset ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∀ ⦃a b c d : ℝ⦄, a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
    a + b = c + d → (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ A : Finset ℝ, 256 ≤ A.card →
    (Finset.addEnergy A A : ℝ) ≤ (A.card : ℝ) ^ 2 * Real.sqrt A.card / 4 →
    ∃ S : Finset ℝ, S ⊆ A ∧ IsSidon S ∧ Real.sqrt A.card ≤ (S.card : ℝ)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos530SidonLowEnergy
```

### 3. Every n-element integer set A and positive integer m admit a subset C of size at least n/2 - n(n-1)/(8m) and…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=3
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/10c1d9ed-1801-44b6-b227-d68df508540c (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/34624132877, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-08T04:03:40.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**Every n-element integer set A and positive integer m admit a subset C of size at least n/2 - n(n-1)/(8m) and an injective map from C to Z/mZ preserving every balanced pair-sum equality, including repeated summands.**

**Scope.**

For every finite A ⊆ ℤ and every m ≥ 1, there are C ⊆ A and an injective Freiman 2-morphism C → Z/mZ with |C| ≥ |A|/2 − |A|(|A|−1)/(8m).

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.GCD.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring
import Mathlib.Data.ZMod.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Prod
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.GroupWithZero.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Group.Units.Basic
import Mathlib.Logic.Function.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Sigma
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Function
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/10c1d9ed-1801-44b6-b227-d68df508540c/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.ZMod.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Function

namespace Statements.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (A : Finset ℤ) (m : ℕ), 0 < m →
  ∃ C : Finset ℤ, C ⊆ A ∧ ∃ f : ℤ → ZMod m, Set.InjOn f C ∧
    (∀ a ∈ C, ∀ b ∈ C, ∀ c ∈ C, ∀ d ∈ C,
      a + b = c + d → f a + f b = f c + f d) ∧
    4 * (m : ℤ) * A.card - (A.card : ℤ) * ((A.card : ℤ) - 1) ≤
      8 * (m : ℤ) * C.card

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression
```

### 2. For every positive epsilon, all sufficiently large N admit an N-element real set whose Sidon subsets have siz…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=2
- Status: prior art
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/13965b29-6f1a-4e37-9972-0c2c8d6c1ea1 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/34536816926, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-08T03:31:06.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**For every positive epsilon, all sufficiently large N admit an N-element real set whose Sidon subsets have size at most (1 + epsilon) times the square root of N.**

Integer intervals supply the witnesses.

**Scope.**

For every ε > 0 and all sufficiently large N, some N-point real set has all Sidon subsets of size at most (1+ε)√N.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos530SidonIntervalUpper.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.Additive.Energy
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Sum
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith
import Mathlib.Analysis.Real.Sqrt
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Floor.Semiring
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Nat
import Mathlib.Tactic.FieldSimp

namespace Submissions.Erdos530SidonIntervalUpper.Main

open scoped Combinatorics.Additive

/-- The exact Sidon predicate used by the canonical problem. -/
def IsSidon (S : Finset ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∀ ⦃a b c d : ℝ⦄,
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/13965b29-6f1a-4e37-9972-0c2c8d6c1ea1/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Sqrt
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Nat

namespace Statements.Erdos530SidonIntervalUpper

open Filter

def IsSidon (S : Finset ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∀ ⦃a b c d : ℝ⦄,
    a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
      a + b = c + d →
        (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)

def SomeSetHasNoLargerSidon (ε : ℝ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ A : Finset ℝ, A.card = N ∧
    ∀ S : Finset ℝ, S ⊆ A → IsSidon S →
      S.card ≤ (1 + ε) * Real.sqrt N

/-- Classical sharp asymptotic upper clause of Erdős 530, using integer intervals. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ ε : ℝ, 0 < ε → ∀ᶠ N in atTop, SomeSetHasNoLargerSidon ε N

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos530SidonIntervalUpper
```

### 1. The largest size guaranteed for a Sidon subset of every N-element subset of the reals is asymptotic to √N.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/184?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T06:29:34.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**The largest size guaranteed for a Sidon subset of every N-element subset of the reals is asymptotic to √N.**

Both lower and upper clauses are included, making this equivalent to ℓ(N)~√N rather than only its difficult lower half.

**Scope.**

All finite subsets of the reals, asymptotically in cardinality.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Sqrt
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Nat

namespace Statements.Erdos530SidonSubsetSharpConstant

open Filter

def IsSidon (S : Finset ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∀ ⦃a b c d : ℝ⦄,
    a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
      a + b = c + d →
        (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)

def EverySetHasLargeSidon (ε : ℝ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ A : Finset ℝ, A.card = N →
    ∃ S : Finset ℝ, S ⊆ A ∧ IsSidon S ∧
      (1 - ε) * Real.sqrt N ≤ S.card

def SomeSetHasNoLargerSidon (ε : ℝ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ A : Finset ℝ, A.card = N ∧
    ∀ S : Finset ℝ, S ⊆ A → IsSidon S →
      S.card ≤ (1 + ε) * Real.sqrt N

/-- Erdős Problem 530: the guaranteed Sidon-subset size has sharp
asymptotic constant one times `sqrt N`. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ ε : ℝ, 0 < ε →
    (∀ᶠ N in atTop, EverySetHasLargeSidon ε N) ∧
      (∀ᶠ N in atTop, SomeSetHasNoLargerSidon ε N)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos530SidonSubsetSharpConstant
```

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