# 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: 2026-09-08T05:03:30.083Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-11T16:48:50.745Z
- Statements: 6
- Contributors: @savcab, @woshuajolk

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## Statements (6)

### 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
- 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,
      a + b = c + d → f a + f b = f c + f d)
    (T : Finset β) (hT : T ⊆ A.image f) (hSidon : IsSidon T) :
    ∃ S : Finset α, S ⊆ A ∧ IsSidon S ∧ S.card = T.card := by
  classical
  obtain ⟨S, hSA, hST⟩ := Finset.subset_image_iff.mp hT
  refine ⟨S, hSA, ?_, ?_⟩
  · intro a b c d ha hb hc hd hsum
    have himage {x : α} (hx : x ∈ S) : f x ∈ T := by
      rw [← hST]
      exact Finset.mem_image_of_mem f hx
    have h := hSidon (himage ha) (himage hb) (himage hc) (himage hd)
      (hfreiman a (hSA ha) b (hSA hb) c (hSA hc) d (hSA hd) hsum)
    rcases h with ⟨hac, hbd⟩ | ⟨had, hbc⟩
    · exact Or.inl ⟨hinj (hSA ha) (hSA hc) hac, hinj (hSA hb) (hSA hd) hbd⟩
    · exact Or.inr ⟨hinj (hSA ha) (hSA hd) had, hinj (hSA hb) (hSA hc) hbc⟩
  · rw [← hST, Finset.card_image_of_injOn (hinj.mono hSA)]

/-- A Sidon alphabet times an integer interval admits an injective forward
Freiman map onto an interval with exactly the same cardinality. -/
theorem sidon_product_interval_model {α : Type*} [Add α]
    (A : Finset α) (hA : IsSidon A) (L : ℕ) :
    ∃ f : α × ℤ → ℤ,
      Set.InjOn f (↑(A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ)) : Set (α × ℤ)) ∧
      (A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ)).image f = Finset.Ico 0 ((A.card * L : ℕ) : ℤ) ∧
      ∀ a ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ), ∀ b ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ),
      ∀ c ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ), ∀ d ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ),
        a + b = c + d → f a + f b = f c + f d := by
  classical
  let e : ↥A ≃ ↥(Finset.Ico (0 : ℤ) (A.card : ℤ)) :=
    Finset.equivOfCardEq (by simp)
  let r : α → ℤ := fun a => if h : a ∈ A then (e ⟨a, h⟩).val else 0
  have hr (a : α) (ha : a ∈ A) : r a = (e ⟨a, ha⟩).val := by simp [r, ha]
  have hb (a : α) (ha : a ∈ A) : 0 ≤ r a ∧ r a < A.card := by
    rw [hr a ha]
    exact Finset.mem_Ico.mp (e ⟨a, ha⟩).property
  have hi : Set.InjOn r A := by
    intro a ha b hb hab
    rw [hr a ha, hr b hb] at hab
    exact congrArg Subtype.val (e.injective (Subtype.ext hab))
  let f : α × ℤ → ℤ := fun a => r a.1 * L + a.2
  have hf : Set.InjOn f (↑(A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ)) : Set (α × ℤ)) := by
    intro a ha b hb hab
    obtain ⟨haA, haI⟩ := Finset.mem_product.mp ha
    obtain ⟨hbA, hbI⟩ := Finset.mem_product.mp hb
    obtain ⟨ha0, haL⟩ := Finset.mem_Ico.mp haI
    obtain ⟨hb0, hbL⟩ := Finset.mem_Ico.mp hbI
    change r a.1 * L + a.2 = r b.1 * L + b.2 at hab
    have hrab : r a.1 = r b.1 := by
      by_contra hne
      have h : r a.1 + 1 ≤ r b.1 ∨ r b.1 + 1 ≤ r a.1 := by omega
      rcases h with h | h <;> nlinarith
    exact Prod.ext (hi haA hbA hrab) (by nlinarith)
  have himage : (A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ)).image f =
      Finset.Ico 0 ((A.card * L : ℕ) : ℤ) := by
    apply Finset.eq_of_subset_of_card_le
    · intro z hz
      obtain ⟨a, ha, rfl⟩ := Finset.mem_image.mp hz
      obtain ⟨haA, haI⟩ := Finset.mem_product.mp ha
      obtain ⟨ha0, haL⟩ := Finset.mem_Ico.mp haI
      obtain ⟨hr0, hrN⟩ := hb a.1 haA
      have hrN' : r a.1 + 1 ≤ A.card := by omega
      apply Finset.mem_Ico.mpr
      dsimp only [f]
      push_cast
      constructor <;> nlinarith
    · rw [Finset.card_image_of_injOn hf, Finset.card_product]
      simp
  refine ⟨f, hf, himage, ?_⟩
  intro a ha b hb c hc d hd hsum
  have hfirst := congrArg Prod.fst hsum
  have hsecond := congrArg Prod.snd hsum
  change a.1 + b.1 = c.1 + d.1 at hfirst
  change a.2 + b.2 = c.2 + d.2 at hsecond
  rcases hA (Finset.mem_product.mp ha).1 (Finset.mem_product.mp hb).1
    (Finset.mem_product.mp hc).1 (Finset.mem_product.mp hd).1 hfirst with
    ⟨hac, hbd⟩ | ⟨had, hbc⟩
  · dsimp only [f]
    rw [hac, hbd]
    linarith
  · dsimp only [f]
    rw [had, hbc]
    linarith

/-- Every Sidon subset of the equal-size interval pulls back to the product. -/
theorem sidon_product_interval_domination {α : Type*} [Add α]
    (A : Finset α) (hA : IsSidon A) (L : ℕ)
    (T : Finset ℤ) (hT : T ⊆ Finset.Ico 0 ((A.card * L : ℕ) : ℤ))
    (hSidon : IsSidon T) :
    ∃ S : Finset (α × ℤ), S ⊆ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ) ∧
      IsSidon S ∧ S.card = T.card := by
  obtain ⟨f, hf, himage, hsum⟩ := sidon_product_interval_model A hA L
  exact pullback_sidon _ f hf hsum T (by simpa only [himage] using hT) hSidon

/-- A gap of twice the interval length prevents every carry in pair sums. -/
theorem integer_strip_encoding (A : Finset ℤ) (L : ℕ) (M : ℤ) (hM : 2 * L ≤ M) :
    Set.InjOn (fun a : ℤ × ℤ => M * a.1 + a.2)
      (↑(A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ)) : Set (ℤ × ℤ)) ∧
    ∀ a ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ), ∀ b ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ),
    ∀ c ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ), ∀ d ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ),
      (M * a.1 + a.2) + (M * b.1 + b.2) =
        (M * c.1 + c.2) + (M * d.1 + d.2) → a + b = c + d := by
  have hreflect : ∀ a ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ),
      ∀ b ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ), ∀ c ∈ A ×ˢ Finset.Ico 0 (L : ℤ),
-- 59 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```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
- 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
  let X := (D ×ˢ D).filter fun p => p.1 ≠ p.2
  obtain ⟨f, hf⟩ := Module.exists_dual_forall_apply_ne_zero
    (K := ℚ) (fun p : ↥X => p.val.1 - p.val.2)
    (fun p => sub_ne_zero.mpr (Finset.mem_filter.mp p.property).2)
  refine ⟨f, ?_⟩
  intro a ha b hb hab
  by_contra hne
  have hpair : (a, b) ∈ X :=
    Finset.mem_filter.mpr ⟨Finset.mem_product.mpr ⟨ha, hb⟩, hne⟩
  have hnz := hf ⟨(a, b), hpair⟩
  apply hnz
  change f (a - b) = 0
  rw [map_sub, hab, sub_self]

/-- No loss of points or pair-sum relations is needed to pass from reals to rationals. -/
theorem exists_rat_freiman_model (A : Finset ℝ) :
    ∃ f : ℝ →ₗ[ℚ] ℚ, Set.InjOn f A ∧
      ∀ a ∈ A, ∀ b ∈ A, ∀ c ∈ A, ∀ d ∈ A,
        f a + f b = f c + f d ↔ a + b = c + d := by
  classical
  let D := A ∪ (A ×ˢ A).image (fun p => p.1 + p.2)
  obtain ⟨f, hf⟩ := exists_rat_linear_injOn D
  have hsum {a b : ℝ} (ha : a ∈ A) (hb : b ∈ A) : a + b ∈ D :=
    Finset.mem_union_right _
      (Finset.mem_image.mpr ⟨(a, b), Finset.mem_product.mpr ⟨ha, hb⟩, rfl⟩)
  refine ⟨f, fun _ ha _ hb hab => hf (Finset.mem_union_left _ ha)
    (Finset.mem_union_left _ hb) hab, ?_⟩
  intro a ha b hb c hc d hd
  constructor
  · intro h
    exact hf (hsum ha hb) (hsum hc hd) (by simpa only [map_add] using h)
  · intro h
    simpa only [map_add] using congrArg f h

/-- Clear all denominators in a finite rational set with one positive integer.
The total function is only specified on B, and no nonemptiness is required. -/
theorem exists_positive_integer_scaling (B : Finset ℚ) :
    ∃ D : ℤ, 0 < D ∧ ∃ g : ℚ → ℤ, ∀ b ∈ B, (g b : ℚ) = (D : ℚ) * b := by
  classical
  obtain ⟨D, hD⟩ := IsLocalization.exist_integer_multiples
    (S := ℚ) (Submonoid.pos ℤ) B id
  let g : ℚ → ℤ := fun b => if hb : b ∈ B then (hD b hb).choose else 0
  refine ⟨(D : ℤ), D.property, g, ?_⟩
  intro b hb
  dsimp only [g]
  rw [dif_pos hb]
  simpa only [Algebra.smul_def, eq_intCast, id_eq] using (hD b hb).choose_spec

/-- Every finite real set has an integer model with exactly the same pair-sum
relations, without deleting points and including all repeated summands. -/
theorem exists_integer_freiman_model (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 := by
  classical
  obtain ⟨q, hqinj, hqsum⟩ := exists_rat_freiman_model A
  obtain ⟨D, hD, g, hg⟩ := exists_positive_integer_scaling (A.image q)
  have hD0 : (D : ℚ) ≠ 0 := by exact_mod_cast hD.ne'
  have hgA (a : ℝ) (ha : a ∈ A) : (g (q a) : ℚ) = (D : ℚ) * q a :=
    hg (q a) (Finset.mem_image.mpr ⟨a, ha, rfl⟩)
  have hginj {a b : ℝ} (ha : a ∈ A) (hb : b ∈ A)
      (h : g (q a) = g (q b)) : a = b := by
    apply hqinj ha hb
    apply mul_left_cancel₀ hD0
    rw [← hgA a ha, ← hgA b hb, h]
  refine ⟨fun a => g (q a), fun _ ha _ hb h => hginj ha hb h, ?_⟩
  intro a ha b hb c hc d hd
  constructor
  · intro h
    apply (hqsum a ha b hb c hc d hd).mp
    apply mul_left_cancel₀ hD0
    have hr := congrArg (fun z : ℤ => (z : ℚ)) h
    push_cast at hr
    rw [hgA a ha, hgA b hb, hgA c hc, hgA d hd] at hr
    simpa only [mul_add] using hr
  · intro h
    apply Int.cast_injective (α := ℚ)
    push_cast
    rw [hgA a ha, hgA b hb, hgA c hc, hgA d hd,
      ← mul_add, ← mul_add, (hqsum a ha b hb c hc d hd).mpr h]

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 proof : statement := exists_integer_freiman_model

end Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanModel.Main
```

- Canonical statement

```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
- 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

open scoped BigOperators

/-- The finite Bernoulli weight of a subset of `A`. -/
def subsetWeight {α : Type*} (A B : Finset α) (p : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  p ^ B.card * (1 - p) ^ (A.card - B.card)

/-- The total weight of subsets containing `e` is `p ^ e.card`.
This polynomial identity holds for every real `p`; the later averaging argument
uses `0 < p < 1` to ensure that every weight is positive. -/
theorem subsetWeight_containment {α : Type*} [DecidableEq α]
    (A e : Finset α) (p : ℝ) (he : e ⊆ A) :
    (∑ B ∈ A.powerset, subsetWeight A B p *
      (if e ⊆ B then (1 : ℝ) else 0)) = p ^ e.card := by
  classical
  have hterm (B : Finset α) (hB : B ∈ A.powerset) :
      (∏ x ∈ B, p) * (∏ x ∈ A \ B, if x ∈ e then (0 : ℝ) else 1 - p) =
        subsetWeight A B p * (if e ⊆ B then (1 : ℝ) else 0) := by
    have hBA : B ⊆ A := Finset.mem_powerset.mp hB
    by_cases heB : e ⊆ B
    · have hprod :
          (∏ x ∈ A \ B, if x ∈ e then (0 : ℝ) else 1 - p) =
            ∏ x ∈ A \ B, (1 - p) := by
        apply Finset.prod_congr rfl
        intro x hx
        have hxe : x ∉ e := fun h => (Finset.mem_sdiff.mp hx).2 (heB h)
        simp only [hxe, if_false]
      rw [hprod]
      simp [subsetWeight, heB, Finset.card_sdiff_of_subset hBA]
    · have hex : ∃ x ∈ e, x ∉ B := by
        by_contra h
        apply heB
        intro x hxe
        by_contra hxB
        exact h ⟨x, hxe, hxB⟩
      obtain ⟨x, hxe, hxB⟩ := hex
      have hzero :
          (∏ y ∈ A \ B, if y ∈ e then (0 : ℝ) else 1 - p) = 0 :=
        Finset.prod_eq_zero (Finset.mem_sdiff.mpr ⟨he hxe, hxB⟩) (by simp [hxe])
      simp [heB, hzero]
  have hleft :
      (∏ x ∈ A, (p + (if x ∈ e then (0 : ℝ) else 1 - p))) = p ^ e.card := by
    calc
      _ = ∏ x ∈ A, if x ∈ e then p else 1 := by
        apply Finset.prod_congr rfl
        intro x hx
        by_cases hxe : x ∈ e
        · simp [hxe]
        · simp only [hxe, if_false]
          ring
      _ = ∏ x ∈ A ∩ e, p := Finset.prod_ite_mem A e (fun _ => p)
      _ = p ^ e.card := by rw [Finset.inter_eq_right.mpr he]; simp
  calc
    _ = ∑ B ∈ A.powerset,
        (∏ x ∈ B, p) * (∏ x ∈ A \ B, if x ∈ e then (0 : ℝ) else 1 - p) := by
      exact Finset.sum_congr rfl fun B hB => (hterm B hB).symm
    _ = ∏ x ∈ A, (p + (if x ∈ e then (0 : ℝ) else 1 - p)) :=
      (Finset.prod_add (fun _ : α => p)
        (fun x => if x ∈ e then (0 : ℝ) else 1 - p) A).symm
    _ = p ^ e.card := hleft

/-- The finite Bernoulli weights sum to one. -/
theorem subsetWeight_sum {α : Type*} [DecidableEq α] (A : Finset α) (p : ℝ) :
    (∑ B ∈ A.powerset, subsetWeight A B p) = 1 := by
  simpa using subsetWeight_containment A ∅ p (Finset.empty_subset A)

open scoped BigOperators

theorem subsetWeight_pos {α : Type*} (A B : Finset α) (p : ℝ)
    (hp0 : 0 < p) (hp1 : p < 1) : 0 < subsetWeight A B p := by
  exact mul_pos (pow_pos hp0 _) (pow_pos (sub_pos.mpr hp1) _)

/-- The weighted number of sampled vertices is `p * A.card`. -/
theorem subsetWeight_card_moment {α : Type*} [DecidableEq α]
    (A : Finset α) (p : ℝ) :
    (∑ B ∈ A.powerset, (subsetWeight A B p * (B.card : ℝ))) = p * A.card := by
  classical
  have hcard (B : Finset α) (hBA : B ⊆ A) :
      (B.card : ℝ) = ∑ a ∈ A, (if a ∈ B then (1 : ℝ) else 0) := by
    have hfilter : A.filter (fun a => a ∈ B) = B := by
      ext a
      simp only [Finset.mem_filter]
      exact ⟨fun h => h.2, fun h => ⟨hBA h, h⟩⟩
    calc
      _ = ((A.filter (fun a => a ∈ B)).card : ℝ) := by rw [hfilter]
      _ = _ := Finset.natCast_card_filter (fun a => a ∈ B) A
  calc
    _ = ∑ B ∈ A.powerset, ∑ a ∈ A,
        (subsetWeight A B p * (if a ∈ B then (1 : ℝ) else 0)) := by
      apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
      intro B hB
      rw [hcard B (Finset.mem_powerset.mp hB), Finset.mul_sum]
    _ = ∑ a ∈ A, ∑ B ∈ A.powerset,
        (subsetWeight A B p * (if a ∈ B then (1 : ℝ) else 0)) :=
      Finset.sum_comm
    _ = ∑ a ∈ A, p := by
      apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
      intro a ha
      simpa only [Finset.singleton_subset_iff, Finset.card_singleton, pow_one] using
        subsetWeight_containment A {a} p (Finset.singleton_subset_iff.mpr ha)
    _ = p * A.card := by
      simp only [Finset.sum_const, nsmul_eq_mul]
-- 519 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```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
- 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

namespace Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression.Main

/-- A sufficiently large half-cell modulus can be coprime to every divisor of `D`.
No prime existence theorem is needed. -/
theorem exists_auxiliary_modulus (m D T : ℕ) (hm : 0 < m) (hD : 0 < D) :
    ∃ K Q : ℕ, 0 < K ∧ D ∣ K ∧ Q + 1 = 2 * m * K ∧
      1 < Q ∧ T < Q ∧ Nat.Coprime D Q := by
  let K := D * (T + 2)
  have hK : T + 2 ≤ K := by
    dsimp [K]
    nlinarith [mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right (show 1 ≤ D by omega) (Nat.zero_le (T + 2))]
  have hM : T + 3 ≤ 2 * m * K := by
    nlinarith [mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right (show 1 ≤ m by omega) (Nat.zero_le K)]
  let Q := 2 * m * K - 1
  have hQ : Q + 1 = 2 * m * K := Nat.sub_add_cancel (by omega)
  have hcop : Nat.Coprime Q (2 * m * K) := by
    exact (Nat.coprime_self_sub_left (show 1 ≤ 2 * m * K by omega)).mpr (by simp)
  have hdvd : D ∣ 2 * m * K := by
    refine ⟨2 * m * (T + 2), ?_⟩
    dsimp [K]
    ring
  exact ⟨K, Q, by omega, ⟨T + 2, rfl⟩, hQ, by omega, by omega,
    (hcop.of_dvd_right hdvd).symm⟩

end Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression.Main

namespace Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression.Main

/-- Every finite integer set admits arbitrarily large half-cell moduli for which
all distinct input differences are units. Empty and singleton sets are included. -/
theorem exists_difference_unit_modulus (A : Finset ℤ) (m T : ℕ) (hm : 0 < m) :
    ∃ K Q : ℕ, 0 < K ∧ Q + 1 = 2 * m * K ∧ 1 < Q ∧ T < Q ∧
      ∀ a ∈ A, ∀ b ∈ A, a ≠ b → IsUnit ((a : ZMod Q) - (b : ZMod Q)) := by
  classical
  let D := ∏ p ∈ A.offDiag, (p.1 - p.2).natAbs
  have hD : 0 < D := by
    apply Finset.prod_pos
    intro p hp
    exact Int.natAbs_pos.mpr (sub_ne_zero.mpr (Finset.mem_offDiag.mp hp).2.2)
  obtain ⟨K, Q, hK, _, hQ, hQ1, hT, hcop⟩ := exists_auxiliary_modulus m D T hm hD
  refine ⟨K, Q, hK, hQ, hQ1, hT, ?_⟩
  intro a ha b hb hab
  have hdvd : (a - b).natAbs ∣ D :=
    Finset.dvd_prod_of_mem (a := (a, b)) (s := A.offDiag)
      (fun p : ℤ × ℤ => (p.1 - p.2).natAbs)
      (Finset.mem_offDiag.mpr ⟨ha, hb, hab⟩)
  have hu : IsUnit (((a - b).natAbs : ℕ) : ZMod Q) :=
    (ZMod.isUnit_iff_coprime _ _).mpr (hcop.of_dvd_left hdvd)
  have hu' : IsUnit ((a - b : ℤ) : ZMod Q) := by
    rcases Int.natAbs_eq_iff.mp (rfl : (a - b).natAbs = (a - b).natAbs) with h | h
    · rw [h, Int.cast_natCast]
      exact hu
    · rw [h, Int.cast_neg, Int.cast_natCast]
      exact hu.neg
  simpa only [Int.cast_sub] using hu'

end Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression.Main

namespace Submissions.Erdos530IntegerFreimanCompression.Main

/-- Common-phase affine evaluation at two input points. -/
def affinePair {R : Type*} [CommRing R] (a b : R) (p : R × R) : R × R :=
  (a * p.1 + p.2, b * p.1 + p.2)

/-- The two evaluations are jointly bijective whenever the input difference is a unit.
No primality, nonzero-modulus or nontrivial-ring assumption is needed. -/
theorem affinePair_bijective {R : Type*} [CommRing R] (a b : R)
    (hab : IsUnit (a - b)) : Function.Bijective (affinePair a b) := by
  obtain ⟨u, hu⟩ := hab
  let g : R × R → R × R := fun p =>
    ((↑u⁻¹ : R) * (p.1 - p.2), p.1 - a * ((↑u⁻¹ : R) * (p.1 - p.2)))
  have hleft : Function.LeftInverse g (affinePair a b) := by
    rintro ⟨s, t⟩
    have hs : (↑u⁻¹ : R) * ((a * s + t) - (b * s + t)) = s := by
      calc
        _ = ((↑u⁻¹ : R) * (a - b)) * s := by ring
        _ = s := by rw [← hu, u.inv_mul, one_mul]
    dsimp [g, affinePair]
    rw [hs]
    apply Prod.ext
    · rfl
    · ring
  have hright : Function.RightInverse g (affinePair a b) := by
    rintro ⟨x, y⟩
    have hs : (a - b) * ((↑u⁻¹ : R) * (x - y)) = x - y := by
      calc
        _ = ((a - b) * (↑u⁻¹ : R)) * (x - y) := by ring
        _ = x - y := by rw [← hu, u.mul_inv, one_mul]
    dsimp [g, affinePair]
    apply Prod.ext
    · ring
    · change b * ((↑u⁻¹ : R) * (x - y)) +
        (x - a * ((↑u⁻¹ : R) * (x - y))) = y
      calc
        _ = x - (a - b) * ((↑u⁻¹ : R) * (x - y)) := by ring
        _ = y := by rw [hs]; ring
  exact ⟨hleft.injective, hright.surjective⟩

/-- In particular, no field structure is required for the auxiliary modulus. -/
theorem zmod_affinePair_bijective (Q : ℕ) (a b : ZMod Q)
    (hab : IsUnit (a - b)) :
    Function.Bijective (fun p : ZMod Q × ZMod Q =>
      (a * p.1 + p.2, b * p.1 + p.2)) :=
-- 873 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```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
- 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⦄,
    a ∈ S → b ∈ S → c ∈ S → d ∈ S →
      a + b = c + d →
        (a = c ∧ b = d) ∨ (a = d ∧ b = c)

/-- Sidon sets have at most one representation of each nonzero difference. -/
theorem sidon_cross_energy_le (S T : Finset ℝ) (hS : IsSidon S) :
    E[S, T] ≤ S.card * T.card + T.card ^ 2 := by
  classical
  let Q : Finset ((ℝ × ℝ) × (ℝ × ℝ)) :=
    ((S ×ˢ S) ×ˢ (T ×ˢ T)).filter fun q => q.1.1 + q.2.1 = q.1.2 + q.2.2
  let f : ((ℝ × ℝ) × (ℝ × ℝ)) → (ℝ × ℝ) ⊕ (ℝ × ℝ) :=
    fun q => if q.1.1 = q.1.2 then Sum.inl (q.1.1, q.2.1) else Sum.inr q.2
  have hf : Set.MapsTo f Q ((S ×ˢ T).disjSum (T ×ˢ T)) := by
    intro q hq
    rcases Finset.mem_filter.mp hq with ⟨hm, _⟩
    rcases Finset.mem_product.mp hm with ⟨hss, htt⟩
    rcases Finset.mem_product.mp hss with ⟨ha, _⟩
    rcases Finset.mem_product.mp htt with ⟨hb, hb'⟩
    by_cases h : q.1.1 = q.1.2
    · simp only [f, if_pos h, Finset.mem_coe, Finset.inl_mem_disjSum, Finset.mem_product]
      exact ⟨ha, hb⟩
    · simp [f, h, hb, hb']
  have hi : (Q : Set ((ℝ × ℝ) × (ℝ × ℝ))).InjOn f := by
    rintro ⟨⟨a, a'⟩, ⟨b, b'⟩⟩ hp ⟨⟨c, c'⟩, ⟨d, d'⟩⟩ hq heq
    simp only [Q, Finset.mem_coe, Finset.mem_filter, Finset.mem_product] at hp hq
    rcases hp with ⟨⟨⟨ha, ha'⟩, ⟨hb, hb'⟩⟩, hab⟩
    rcases hq with ⟨⟨⟨hc, hc'⟩, ⟨hd, hd'⟩⟩, hcd⟩
    by_cases haa : a = a'
    · by_cases hcc : c = c'
      · have hpair : a = c ∧ b = d := by simpa [f, haa, hcc] using heq
        have hac' : a' = c' := by linarith [hpair.1]
        have hbd' : b' = d' := by linarith [hpair.1, hpair.2]
        exact Prod.ext (Prod.ext hpair.1 hac') (Prod.ext hpair.2 hbd')
      · simp [f, haa, hcc] at heq
    · by_cases hcc : c = c'
      · simp [f, haa, hcc] at heq
      · have hpair : b = d ∧ b' = d' := by simpa [f, haa, hcc] using heq
        have hsum : a + c' = c + a' := by linarith [hpair.1, hpair.2]
        rcases hS ha hc' hc ha' hsum with h | h
        · exact Prod.ext (Prod.ext h.1 h.2.symm) (Prod.ext hpair.1 hpair.2)
        · exact (haa h.1).elim
  have h := Finset.card_le_card_of_injOn f hf hi
  simpa [Q, Finset.addEnergy, Finset.card_product, pow_two] using h

/-- The interval of `N` nonnegative integers, embedded in the canonical real domain. -/
noncomputable def interval (N : ℕ) : Finset ℝ := by
  classical
  exact (Finset.range N).image fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ)

@[simp] theorem card_interval (N : ℕ) : (interval N).card = N := by
  classical
  rw [interval, Finset.card_image_of_injective _ Nat.cast_injective, Finset.card_range]

theorem add_mem_interval {N H : ℕ} {a b : ℝ}
    (ha : a ∈ interval N) (hb : b ∈ interval H) :
    a + b ∈ interval (N + H) := by
  classical
  rcases Finset.mem_image.mp ha with ⟨n, hn, rfl⟩
  rcases Finset.mem_image.mp hb with ⟨h, hh, rfl⟩
  apply Finset.mem_image.mpr
  refine ⟨n + h, Finset.mem_range.mpr ?_, by simp⟩
  exact Nat.add_lt_add (Finset.mem_range.mp hn) (Finset.mem_range.mp hh)

/-- A finite inequality whose epsilon-form has leading constant one. -/
theorem sidon_interval_energy_bound (N H : ℕ) (S : Finset ℝ)
    (hSN : S ⊆ interval N) (hS : IsSidon S) :
    S.card ^ 2 * H ^ 2 ≤ (N + H) * (S.card * H + H ^ 2) := by
  classical
  have hfilter :
      ((S ×ˢ interval H).filter fun xy => xy.1 + xy.2 ∈ interval (N + H)) =
        S ×ˢ interval H := by
    apply Finset.filter_eq_self.mpr
    intro xy hxy
    exact add_mem_interval (hSN (Finset.mem_product.mp hxy).1)
      (Finset.mem_product.mp hxy).2
  have h := Finset.card_sq_le_card_mul_addEnergy S (interval H) (interval (N + H))
  rw [hfilter, Finset.card_product, card_interval, card_interval, mul_pow] at h
  exact h.trans (Nat.mul_le_mul_left (N + H)
    (by simpa using sidon_cross_energy_le S (interval H) hS))

open Filter

theorem eventual_sqrt_bound (ε : ℝ) (hε : 0 < ε) :
    ∀ᶠ N : ℕ in atTop, ∀ k : ℝ, 0 ≤ k →
      (∀ H : ℕ, 0 < H →
        k ^ 2 * (H : ℝ) ^ 2 ≤ ((N : ℝ) + H) * (k * H + (H : ℝ) ^ 2)) →
      k ≤ (1 + ε) * Real.sqrt N := by
  let δ : ℝ := ε / 2
  have hd : 0 < δ := by dsimp [δ]; positivity
  let C : ℝ := (1 + 2 * δ) / δ
  have hC : 0 < C := by dsimp [C]; positivity
  refine Filter.eventually_atTop.2 ⟨⌈max (1 / δ) ((C / δ) ^ 2)⌉₊, ?_⟩
  intro N hN k hk henergy
  have hlarge : max (1 / δ) ((C / δ) ^ 2) ≤ (N : ℝ) :=
    (Nat.le_ceil _).trans (by exact_mod_cast hN)
  have hN1 : 1 / δ ≤ (N : ℝ) := (le_max_left _ _).trans hlarge
  have hN2 : (C / δ) ^ 2 ≤ (N : ℝ) := (le_max_right _ _).trans hlarge
  have hdn : 1 ≤ δ * N := by
    have := (div_le_iff₀ hd).mp hN1
    nlinarith
  let H : ℕ := ⌈δ * (N : ℝ)⌉₊
  have hHlo : δ * N ≤ (H : ℝ) := Nat.le_ceil _
  have hHhi : (H : ℝ) ≤ 2 * δ * N := by
    have := Nat.ceil_lt_add_one (show 0 ≤ δ * (N : ℝ) by positivity)
-- 56 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```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

```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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