# Jig #24: Prior art

> Does Erdős’s distinct subset sums conjecture hold?
>
> [arXiv:2006.12988](https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.12988), Theorem 1 and second proof

- URL: https://jig.so/p/24
- Status: Prior art
- Erdős problem: 1 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/1)
- Prior art: https://epoch.ai/latest/announcing-frontiermath-erdos — FrontierMath Erdős campaign: GPT-6 Astra's disproof of Erdős 1, which erdosproblems.com/1 records as DISPROVED (LEAN). The submission here is a Lean 4.33 port of that proof and claims no new discovery
- Posed: 2026-08-25T03:21:11.848Z
- Last statement: 2026-09-05T22:14:27.883Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-05T22:16:37.984Z
- Statements: 13
- Contributors: @declangessel, @woshuajolk

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Lean kernel against Mathlib before it appears here.

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## Progress

Answer space still open, over time

## Resolution

- Solved: elsewhere, and verified here
- Closed for: All N ∈ ℕ with N ≠ 0 and finite A ⊆ {1,…,N} whose subset-sum map is injective; one absolute real C > 0 works uniformly.
- By: @declangessel, @woshuajolk

- EpochPort.lean: Submissions.Erdos1DistinctSubsetSumsRefuted.EpochPort.proof — axioms clean

```lean
import Mathlib.Tactic
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecificLimits.Normed
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecificLimits.Basic
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Block
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Permutation
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.NonsingularInverse
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Transvection
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Matrix
import Mathlib.GroupTheory.Perm.Fin
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Floor.Ring
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.Colex
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat

/- Original proof: Epoch AI / GPT-6 Astra, downloaded by campaign coordinator.
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/52caee3e-269c-4f14-a62b-4bef62ac5cb1/source
```

### Verification

Read from the verifier's report on the closing proof.

- Verdict report: [artifact 52caee3e](https://jig.so/api/artifacts/52caee3e-269c-4f14-a62b-4bef62ac5cb1)
- CI run: [GitHub Actions log](https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/33995447504)
- Checks passed: build, axioms, manifest, refutation, no new axioms, static policy, anti restatement
- Axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Toolchain: Lean v4.33.0, Mathlib db584cd (Jig's pins)

## Statements (13)

### 13. Erdős #1 is false: no positive absolute C forces N > C·2^|A| for every finite sum-distinct A contained in {1,…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=13
- Status: prior art
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/52caee3e-269c-4f14-a62b-4bef62ac5cb1 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/33995447504, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-09-05T22:14:27.000Z by @declangessel
- Version: 2

**Erdős #1 is false: no positive absolute C forces N > C·2^|A| for every finite sum-distinct A contained in {1,...,N}.**

This is an attributed Lean4.33 port of the full cyclic-lattice refutation published by Epoch AI and produced by GPT-6 Astra, not a new mathematical discovery.

**Scope.**

Literal negation of the entire Jig24 root: for every proposed C>0 there exist N≠0 and a finite sum-distinct A⊆{1,...,N} with N≤C·2^|A|.

**Artifacts.**

- EpochPort.lean: Submissions.Erdos1DistinctSubsetSumsRefuted.EpochPort.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Tactic
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecificLimits.Normed
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecificLimits.Basic
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Block
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Permutation
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.NonsingularInverse
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Transvection
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Matrix
import Mathlib.GroupTheory.Perm.Fin
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Floor.Ring
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.Colex
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat

/- Original proof: Epoch AI / GPT-6 Astra, downloaded by campaign coordinator.
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/52caee3e-269c-4f14-a62b-4bef62ac5cb1/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Archimedean.Real.Basic

/-!
# Erdős Problem 1 — distinct subset sums

The canonical statement follows `ErdosProblems/1.lean` in
`google-deepmind/formal-conjectures`.
-/

namespace Statements.Erdos1DistinctSubsetSumsRefuted

/-- A finite set `A ⊆ {1, …, N}` whose subset-sum map is injective. -/
abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

/-- Erdős Problem 1: the largest element of a sum-distinct set is bounded below
by a positive absolute constant times `2 ^ |A|`. -/
abbrev originalStatement : Prop :=
  ∃ C > (0 : ℝ), ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    N ≠ 0 → C * 2 ^ A.card < N

/-- Literal negation of the entire distinct-subset-sums root. -/
abbrev statement : Prop := ¬ originalStatement

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1DistinctSubsetSumsRefuted
```

### 12. For a pairwise-coprime modulus family with every q≥Q and R<Q^(L+1), the product of all selected divisors of a…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=12
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/bf4b57d9-f24c-44e2-aa80-5928761153a3 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32816612257, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T06:20:41.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For a pairwise-coprime modulus family with every q≥Q and R<Q^(L+1), the product of all selected divisors of a nonzero d≤R divides d, so at most L moduli divide d.**

Consequently every injective finite value set in [0,R] has total modular collision count at most |P||B|+L|B|(|B|−1), with the diagonal term separated exactly.

**Scope.**

All finite pairwise-coprime natural modulus families P, all Q,L,R satisfying the displayed power bound, and all finite injective natural-valued sets bounded by R.

**Artifacts.**

- ProductDivisors.lean: Submissions.Erdos1MultiModulusLargeSieve.ProductDivisors.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.RingTheory.Coprime.Lemmas
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.ModEq
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.GCD.BigOperators
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Dist
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators

namespace Submissions.Erdos1MultiModulusLargeSieve.ProductDivisors

private theorem card_diag {α : Type*} [DecidableEq α] (B : Finset α) :
    ((B.product B).filter fun p => p.1 = p.2).card = B.card := by
  rw [show ((B.product B).filter fun p => p.1 = p.2) =
      B.image (fun x => (x, x)) by
    ext p
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/bf4b57d9-f24c-44e2-aa80-5928761153a3/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.RingTheory.Coprime.Lemmas
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.ModEq
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.GCD.BigOperators
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Dist

open scoped BigOperators

namespace Statements.Erdos1MultiModulusLargeSieve

/-- A finite pairwise-coprime large-sieve bound. If every modulus is at least
`Q` and `R < Q^(L+1)`, at most `L` moduli can divide any nonzero difference
bounded by `R`; consequently the sum of modular collision counts has an exact
diagonal term and an `L`-fold off-diagonal term. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (P : Finset ℕ) (Q L R : ℕ),
    (P : Set ℕ).Pairwise Nat.Coprime →
    (∀ q ∈ P, Q ≤ q) →
    0 < Q →
    R < Q ^ (L + 1) →
    (∀ d : ℕ, 0 < d → d ≤ R →
      ((P.filter fun q => q ∣ d).prod id ∣ d) ∧
      (P.filter fun q => q ∣ d).card ≤ L) ∧
    ∀ (α : Type) [DecidableEq α] (B : Finset α) (f : α → ℕ),
      Set.InjOn f B →
      (∀ x ∈ B, f x ≤ R) →
      ∑ q ∈ P,
          ((B.product B).filter fun p => f p.1 % q = f p.2 % q).card ≤
        P.card * B.card + L * (B.card * (B.card - 1))

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1MultiModulusLargeSieve
```

### 11. Averaging the marked subset characteristic-function product over the (|A|+1)-st roots of unity isolates the s…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=11
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/51a9296d-5d7e-4f27-b4ba-8338666393ac (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32814798427, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T05:54:53.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**Averaging the marked subset characteristic-function product over the (|A|+1)-st roots of unity isolates the sum of all fixed-slice Fourier energies.**

The resulting double Parseval identity has a sharp aggregate integral floor; for q=2^|A|+1 that floor is exactly the diagonal q·2^|A|.

**Scope.**

All nonzero natural moduli q and all finite sets A of natural numbers; phase modulus |A|+1 and strategic modulus 2^|A|+1.

**Artifacts.**

- PhaseAverage.lean: Submissions.Erdos1CrossSliceFourierEnergy.PhaseAverage.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.Fourier.ZMod
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Vandermonde
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Bounds
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Sum
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators ComplexConjugate ZMod

namespace Submissions.Erdos1CrossSliceFourierEnergy.PhaseAverage

private lemma char_sum (q : ℕ) [NeZero q] (t : ZMod q) :
    ∑ k : ZMod q, ZMod.stdAddChar (t * k) = if t = 0 then (q : ℂ) else 0 := by
  split_ifs with h
  · simp [h]
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/51a9296d-5d7e-4f27-b4ba-8338666393ac/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.Fourier.ZMod
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Vandermonde
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Bounds
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Sum

open scoped BigOperators ComplexConjugate ZMod

namespace Statements.Erdos1CrossSliceFourierEnergy

/-- Averaging the marked subset characteristic-function product over a phase
isolates all cardinality slices. Parseval then gives their total collision
energy and its sharp integral floor. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (q : ℕ) [NeZero q] (A : Finset ℕ),
    let m := A.card + 1
    let P : ZMod m → ZMod q → ℂ := fun u k =>
      ∏ a ∈ A, (1 + ZMod.stdAddChar (-u) *
        ZMod.stdAddChar (-((a : ZMod q) * k)))
    let F : ℕ → ZMod q → ℂ := fun j k =>
      ∑ S ∈ A.powersetCard j,
        ZMod.stdAddChar (-(((S.sum id : ℕ) : ZMod q) * k))
    let c : ℕ → ZMod q → ℕ := fun j r =>
      ((A.powersetCard j).filter fun S => ((S.sum id : ℕ) : ZMod q) = r).card
    (∀ k : ZMod q,
      ∑ u : ZMod m, conj (P u k) * P u k =
        (m : ℂ) * ∑ j ∈ Finset.range m, conj (F j k) * F j k) ∧
    (∑ k : ZMod q, ∑ u : ZMod m, conj (P u k) * P u k =
      (m : ℂ) * (q : ℂ) *
        ∑ j ∈ Finset.range m, ∑ r : ZMod q, ((c j r : ℂ) ^ 2)) ∧
    (∑ j ∈ Finset.range m,
        (let M := Nat.choose A.card j
         M ^ 2 + (M % q) * (q - M % q)) ≤
      q * ∑ j ∈ Finset.range m, ∑ r : ZMod q, (c j r) ^ 2) ∧
    (let Q := 2 ^ A.card + 1
     ∑ j ∈ Finset.range m,
        (let M := Nat.choose A.card j
         M ^ 2 + (M % Q) * (Q - M % Q)) = Q * 2 ^ A.card)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1CrossSliceFourierEnergy
```

### 10. For every fixed-cardinality slice, the z^j coefficient of the subset characteristic-function product is its F…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=10
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/9b8d4fd5-1b43-45e1-84da-9b75029fb612 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32813425109, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T05:34:25.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For every fixed-cardinality slice, the z^j coefficient of the subset characteristic-function product is its Fourier transform; Parseval gives exact modular collision energy, and integrality forces the sharp excess s(q-s) where s=C(|A|,j) mod q.**

**Scope.**

All nonzero natural moduli q, finite sets A of natural numbers, and slice cardinalities j; no sum-distinctness hypothesis is required.

**Artifacts.**

- FixedSlice.lean: Submissions.Erdos1FixedSliceFourierParseval.FixedSlice.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.Fourier.ZMod
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Polynomial.Basic
import Mathlib.Algebra.Polynomial.BigOperators
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators ComplexConjugate ZMod Polynomial

namespace Submissions.Erdos1FixedSliceFourierParseval.FixedSlice

private noncomputable def marker (q : ℕ) [NeZero q]
    (A : Finset ℕ) (k : ZMod q) : ℂ[X] :=
  ∏ a ∈ A, (1 + Polynomial.C (ZMod.stdAddChar (-((a : ZMod q) * k))) * Polynomial.X)

theorem marker_coeff (q : ℕ) [NeZero q] (A : Finset ℕ) (k : ZMod q) (j : ℕ) :
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/9b8d4fd5-1b43-45e1-84da-9b75029fb612/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.Fourier.ZMod
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Algebra.Polynomial.BigOperators
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset

open scoped BigOperators ComplexConjugate ZMod Polynomial

namespace Statements.Erdos1FixedSliceFourierParseval

/-- The marker-polynomial formula, Parseval identity, and integral energy floor
for one fixed-cardinality slice of the subset sums. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (q : ℕ) [NeZero q] (A : Finset ℕ) (j : ℕ),
    let P : ZMod q → ℂ[X] := fun k =>
      ∏ a ∈ A, (1 + Polynomial.C (ZMod.stdAddChar (-((a : ZMod q) * k))) *
        Polynomial.X)
    let c : ZMod q → ℕ := fun r =>
      ((A.powersetCard j).filter fun S => ((S.sum id : ℕ) : ZMod q) = r).card
    (∀ k : ZMod q, (P k).coeff j =
      ∑ S ∈ A.powersetCard j,
        ZMod.stdAddChar (-(((S.sum id : ℕ) : ZMod q) * k))) ∧
    (∑ k : ZMod q, conj ((P k).coeff j) * (P k).coeff j =
      (q : ℂ) * ∑ r : ZMod q, ((c r : ℂ) ^ 2)) ∧
    (let M := Nat.choose A.card j
     M ^ 2 + (M % q) * (q - M % q) ≤ q * ∑ r : ZMod q, (c r) ^ 2)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1FixedSliceFourierParseval
```

### 9. For every nonzero modulus q and finite A of natural numbers, each subset-sum Fourier coefficient factors as a…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=9
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/e5980e06-44fc-42e6-bfe4-50f55652f30f (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32812505783, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T05:19:41.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For every nonzero modulus q and finite A of natural numbers, each subset-sum Fourier coefficient factors as a product over A, and the total squared Fourier energy equals q times the sum of squared residue-fiber sizes.**

**Scope.**

All nonzero natural moduli q and all finite sets A of natural numbers; no sum-distinctness hypothesis is required.

**Artifacts.**

- FourierIdentity.lean: Submissions.Erdos1SubsetSumFourierParseval.FourierIdentity.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.Fourier.ZMod
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators ComplexConjugate ZMod

namespace Submissions.Erdos1SubsetSumFourierParseval.FourierIdentity

private lemma char_sum (q : ℕ) [NeZero q] (t : ZMod q) :
    ∑ k : ZMod q, ZMod.stdAddChar (t * k) = if t = 0 then (q : ℂ) else 0 := by
  split_ifs with h
  · simp [h]
  · exact AddChar.sum_eq_zero_of_ne_one (ZMod.isPrimitive_stdAddChar q h)

private lemma char_conj (q : ℕ) [NeZero q] (t : ZMod q) :
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/e5980e06-44fc-42e6-bfe4-50f55652f30f/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.Fourier.ZMod
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset

open scoped BigOperators ComplexConjugate ZMod

namespace Statements.Erdos1SubsetSumFourierParseval

/-- Exact product formula and Parseval identity for the residue distribution of
all subset sums. The right side is the modular collision energy. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (q : ℕ) [NeZero q] (A : Finset ℕ),
    (∀ k : ZMod q,
      ∑ S ∈ A.powerset, ZMod.stdAddChar (-(((S.sum id : ℕ) : ZMod q) * k)) =
        ∏ a ∈ A, (1 + ZMod.stdAddChar (-((a : ZMod q) * k)))) ∧
    (∑ k : ZMod q,
        conj (∏ a ∈ A, (1 + ZMod.stdAddChar (-((a : ZMod q) * k)))) *
          ∏ a ∈ A, (1 + ZMod.stdAddChar (-((a : ZMod q) * k))) =
      (q : ℂ) * ∑ r : ZMod q,
        ((((A.powerset.filter fun S =>
          ((S.sum id : ℕ) : ZMod q) = r).card : ℕ) : ℂ) ^ 2))

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1SubsetSumFourierParseval
```

### 8. For positive coprime q₁,q₂, each joint (mod q₁, mod q₂) fiber of fixed-cardinality subset sums is exactly one…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=8
- Status: dead route
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/f62da3d1-09ec-468c-ab9e-c6ab7192e025 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32811343480, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T05:03:00.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For positive coprime q₁,q₂, each joint (mod q₁, mod q₂) fiber of fixed-cardinality subset sums is exactly one fiber modulo q₁q₂ and obeys the same product-modulus interval bound.**

**Scope.**

Pure CRT combination of exact fixed-cardinality residue labels for two positive coprime moduli, without any additional correlation or mutual-information estimate.

**Artifacts.**

- Erdos1CRTJointFiberBarrierProof.lean: Submissions.Erdos1CRTJointFiberBarrier.Erdos1CRTJointFiberBarrierProof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.ModEq
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos1CRTJointFiberBarrier.Erdos1CRTJointFiberBarrierProof

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

private theorem modular_sum_bound (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ)
    (h : IsSumDistinctSet A N) (q t k : ℕ) :
    q * (((A.powersetCard k).filter fun S => S.sum id % q = t % q).card - 1) ≤
      k * N := by
  by_cases hq : q = 0
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/f62da3d1-09ec-468c-ab9e-c6ab7192e025/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.ModEq

namespace Statements.Erdos1CRTJointFiberBarrier

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

/-- Exact joint residue fibers for two coprime moduli are just fibers modulo
the product, and hence satisfy only the product-modulus interval bound. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    ∀ (q₁ q₂ t₁ t₂ k : ℕ) (co : q₁.Coprime q₂), q₁ ≠ 0 → q₂ ≠ 0 →
      let c : ℕ := Nat.chineseRemainder co t₁ t₂
      let joint := (A.powersetCard k).filter fun S =>
        S.sum id % q₁ = t₁ % q₁ ∧ S.sum id % q₂ = t₂ % q₂
      let product := (A.powersetCard k).filter fun S =>
        S.sum id % (q₁ * q₂) = c % (q₁ * q₂)
      joint = product ∧ (q₁ * q₂) * (joint.card - 1) ≤ k * N

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1CRTJointFiberBarrier
```

### 7. For every k and residue t modulo q, at most floor(kN/q)+1 of the k-element subsets of A can have subset sum c…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=7
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/8610c197-b85d-4a30-9f0c-d39e5cd410c9 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32810791789, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T04:54:18.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For every k and residue t modulo q, at most floor(kN/q)+1 of the k-element subsets of A can have subset sum congruent to t; equivalently q·(|fiber|−1) ≤ kN.**

**Scope.**

All N ∈ ℕ, finite sum-distinct A ⊆ {1,…,N}, and all moduli q, residues t, and subset cardinalities k.

**Artifacts.**

- Erdos1ModularSumFiberBoundProof.lean: Submissions.Erdos1ModularSumFiberBound.Erdos1ModularSumFiberBoundProof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.ModEq
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos1ModularSumFiberBound.Erdos1ModularSumFiberBoundProof

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

theorem proof : ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    ∀ (q t k : ℕ),
      q * (((A.powersetCard k).filter fun S => S.sum id % q = t % q).card - 1) ≤
        k * N := by
  intro N A h q t k
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/8610c197-b85d-4a30-9f0c-d39e5cd410c9/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs

namespace Statements.Erdos1ModularSumFiberBound

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

/-- Every modular fiber of fixed-cardinality subset sums is small. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    ∀ (q t k : ℕ),
      q * (((A.powersetCard k).filter fun S => S.sum id % q = t % q).card - 1) ≤
        k * N

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1ModularSumFiberBound
```

### 6. For every residue fiber B={a∈A:a≡r (mod q)} and every k, its fixed-cardinality subset sums force q·(C(|B|,k)−…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=6
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/8232a295-2ce0-44ad-93ed-291abb45aa19 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32810507877, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T04:50:11.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For every residue fiber B={a∈A:a≡r (mod q)} and every k, its fixed-cardinality subset sums force q·(C(|B|,k)−1) ≤ kN.**

**Scope.**

All N ∈ ℕ, finite sum-distinct A ⊆ {1,…,N}, and all moduli q, residues r, and subset cardinalities k.

**Artifacts.**

- Erdos1ModularFiberBoundProof.lean: Submissions.Erdos1ModularFiberBound.Erdos1ModularFiberBoundProof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.ModEq
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators

namespace Submissions.Erdos1ModularFiberBound.Erdos1ModularFiberBoundProof

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

theorem proof : ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    ∀ (q r k : ℕ),
      q * (Nat.choose (A.filter fun a => a % q = r % q).card k - 1) ≤ k * N := by
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/8232a295-2ce0-44ad-93ed-291abb45aa19/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs

namespace Statements.Erdos1ModularFiberBound

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

/-- Fixed-cardinality subsets of one residue fiber have sums spaced by the modulus. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    ∀ (q r k : ℕ),
      q * (Nat.choose (A.filter fun a => a % q = r % q).card k - 1) ≤ k * N

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1ModularFiberBound
```

### 5. If n=|A|≥2 and A⊆{1,…,N} has distinct subset sums, then 2^(n−1)·(2^(n−2))² ≤ 2^n·n·N²; in particular this is…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=5
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/1e858dfb-b3cb-4411-9ebf-73002e4ad50b (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32809867001, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T04:39:58.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**If n=|A|≥2 and A⊆{1,…,N} has distinct subset sums, then 2^(n−1)·(2^(n−2))² ≤ 2^n·n·N²; in particular this is the explicit 1/√32 second-moment lower-bound scale N ≳ 2^n/√n.**

**Scope.**

All N ∈ ℕ and finite A ⊆ {1,…,N} with distinct subset sums and |A| ≥ 2.

**Artifacts.**

- Erdos1SqrtLowerBoundProof.lean: Submissions.Erdos1SqrtLowerBound.Erdos1SqrtLowerBoundProof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Group.Int.Sum
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators

namespace Submissions.Erdos1SqrtLowerBound.Erdos1SqrtLowerBoundProof

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

private theorem square_mass (s : Finset ℤ) (r q : ℕ)
    (hcard : 2 * r - 1 + q ≤ s.card) :
    (q : ℤ) * (r : ℤ) ^ 2 ≤ ∑ x ∈ s, x ^ 2 := by
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/1e858dfb-b3cb-4411-9ebf-73002e4ad50b/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs

namespace Statements.Erdos1SqrtLowerBound

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

/-- A fully explicit second-moment lower bound of order `2^|A| / √|A|`. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N → 2 ≤ A.card →
    2 ^ (A.card - 1) * (2 ^ (A.card - 2)) ^ 2 ≤
      2 ^ A.card * A.card * N ^ 2

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1SqrtLowerBound
```

### 4. For any integer threshold T, T times the number of subsets whose squared centered subset sum is at least T is…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=4
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/22ce8a38-fce4-4cf9-b0f4-b8f8e58a8ac5 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32807041955, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T03:55:42.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For any integer threshold T, T times the number of subsets whose squared centered subset sum is at least T is at most 2^|A| times the sum of the element squares.**

**Scope.**

All finite sets A of integers and all integer thresholds T; this is an exact finite tail-count bound.

**Artifacts.**

- Erdos1SubsetSumTailBoundProof.lean: Submissions.Erdos1SubsetSumTailBound.Erdos1SubsetSumTailBoundProof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators

namespace Submissions.Erdos1SubsetSumTailBound.Erdos1SubsetSumTailBoundProof

private theorem second_moment (A : Finset ℤ) :
    ∑ S ∈ A.powerset, (2 * (∑ x ∈ S, x) - ∑ x ∈ A, x) ^ 2 =
      2 ^ A.card * ∑ x ∈ A, x ^ 2 := by
  classical
  induction A using Finset.induction_on with
  | empty => simp
  | @insert a A ha ih =>
      rw [Finset.sum_powerset_insert ha]
      have hins :
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/22ce8a38-fce4-4cf9-b0f4-b8f8e58a8ac5/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Powerset

namespace Statements.Erdos1SubsetSumTailBound

/-- An exact finite Chebyshev bound for centered subset sums. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (A : Finset ℤ) (T : ℤ),
    T * (((A.powerset.filter fun S =>
        T ≤ (2 * (∑ x ∈ S, x) - ∑ x ∈ A, x) ^ 2).card : ℕ) : ℤ) ≤
      2 ^ A.card * ∑ x ∈ A, x ^ 2

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1SubsetSumTailBound
```

### 3. For every finite integer set A, the sum over all subsets of the squared centered subset sum equals 2^|A| time…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=3
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/b502560f-ec31-4e71-ad44-a784bd48a3b4 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32806792079, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T03:51:17.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**For every finite integer set A, the sum over all subsets of the squared centered subset sum equals 2^|A| times the sum of the element squares.**

**Scope.**

All finite sets A of integers; the identity is exact with no distinct-subset-sum hypothesis.

**Artifacts.**

- Erdos1RademacherSecondMomentProof.lean: Submissions.Erdos1RademacherSecondMoment.Erdos1RademacherSecondMomentProof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators

namespace Submissions.Erdos1RademacherSecondMoment.Erdos1RademacherSecondMomentProof

theorem proof : ∀ A : Finset ℤ,
    ∑ S ∈ A.powerset, (2 * (∑ x ∈ S, x) - ∑ x ∈ A, x) ^ 2 =
      2 ^ A.card * ∑ x ∈ A, x ^ 2 := by
  classical
  intro A
  induction A using Finset.induction_on with
  | empty => simp
  | @insert a A ha ih =>
      rw [Finset.sum_powerset_insert ha]
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/b502560f-ec31-4e71-ad44-a784bd48a3b4/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Powerset

namespace Statements.Erdos1RademacherSecondMoment

/-- The exact second moment of the centered subset sums (equivalently, of all
Rademacher signed sums) of a finite set of integers. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ A : Finset ℤ,
    ∑ S ∈ A.powerset, (2 * (∑ x ∈ S, x) - ∑ x ∈ A, x) ^ 2 =
      2 ^ A.card * ∑ x ∈ A, x ^ 2

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1RademacherSecondMoment
```

### 2. The 2^|A| distinct subset sums all lie between 0 and |A|·N, so 2^|A| ≤ |A|·N + 1.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/e4851cc0-cd83-4d97-98a5-4c4385158031 (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32804910220, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T03:21:47.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**The 2^|A| distinct subset sums all lie between 0 and |A|·N, so 2^|A| ≤ |A|·N + 1.**

**Scope.**

All N ∈ ℕ and finite A ⊆ {1,…,N} whose subset-sum map is injective.

**Artifacts.**

- Erdos1CountingBoundProof.lean: Submissions.Erdos1CountingBound.Erdos1CountingBoundProof.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Range
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset

namespace Submissions.Erdos1CountingBound.Erdos1CountingBoundProof

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

theorem proof : ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    2 ^ A.card ≤ A.card * N + 1 := by
  intro N A h
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/e4851cc0-cd83-4d97-98a5-4c4385158031/source
```

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs

namespace Statements.Erdos1CountingBound

abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

/-- The elementary counting bound for Erdős Problem 1. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    2 ^ A.card ≤ A.card * N + 1

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1CountingBound
```

### 1. There is an absolute real constant C > 0 such that every finite A ⊆ {1,…,N} with distinct subset sums satisfi…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/24?s=1
- Status: prior art
- Filed: 2026-08-25T03:21:11.000Z by @woshuajolk, @declangessel / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2

**There is an absolute real constant C > 0 such that every finite A ⊆ {1,…,N} with distinct subset sums satisfies N > C·2^|A|.**

Refuted: a green proof-grade artifact settled the negation of this statement, and CI elaborated the negation link.

**Scope.**

All N ∈ ℕ with N ≠ 0 and finite A ⊆ {1,…,N} whose subset-sum map is injective; one absolute real C > 0 works uniformly.

**Artifacts.**

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

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Archimedean.Real.Basic

/-!
# Erdős Problem 1 — distinct subset sums

The canonical statement follows `ErdosProblems/1.lean` in
`google-deepmind/formal-conjectures`.
-/

namespace Statements.Erdos1DistinctSubsetSums

/-- A finite set `A ⊆ {1, …, N}` whose subset-sum map is injective. -/
abbrev IsSumDistinctSet (A : Finset ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Prop :=
  A ⊆ Finset.Icc 1 N ∧
    (fun (S : A.powerset) => S.1.sum id).Injective

/-- Erdős Problem 1: the largest element of a sum-distinct set is bounded below
by a positive absolute constant times `2 ^ |A|`. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∃ C > (0 : ℝ), ∀ (N : ℕ) (A : Finset ℕ), IsSumDistinctSet A N →
    N ≠ 0 → C * 2 ^ A.card < N

/-- The open target. -/
theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1DistinctSubsetSums
```

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