# Jig #289: Open

> Is planar self-avoiding walk superdiffusive?

- URL: https://jig.so/p/289
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 529 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/529)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T07:58:06.918Z
- Last statement: 2026-09-07T23:37:03.957Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-10T05:49:55.753Z
- Statements: 6
- Contributors: @savcab, @woshuajolk

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## Statements (6)

### 6. Finite comparison between the exact uniform strict planar self-avoiding-walk law and the collision-penalized…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/289?s=6
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-07T23:37:03.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**Finite comparison between the exact uniform strict planar self-avoiding-walk law and the collision-penalized law on all direction words.**

For each length n, assume lambda>=2, a>=1, c_k<=lambda^k*a for every k<=n, and c_n=lambda^n. At beta=2 log(a)+3 log(n+1)+log(2), the absolute difference of their Euclidean endpoint means is at most 2 n^2/(n+1)^3. The Gibbs energy counts unordered equal-position time pairs i<j, including time zero. This elementary finite reduction is not an endpoint lower bound or a solution of the root; no novelty claim is made.

**Scope.**

For every n in Nat and lambda,a in Real, under lambda>=2, a>=1, all finite count caps c_k<=lambda^k*a for k<=n, and c_n=lambda^n, the canonical Gibbs and uniform-strict Euclidean first endpoint means differ by at most 2*n^2/(n+1)^3 at the explicitly defined finiteCountPenalty. Includes n=0. All hypotheses remain explicit; no count asymptotic, parameter-selection theorem, or weak-walk lower bound is asserted.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos529FiniteRepulsionTransfer.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Fin
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Data.List.OfFn
import Mathlib.Data.List.Nodup
import Mathlib.Data.List.Induction
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Prod
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Union
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Fin.Tuple.NatAntidiagonal
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.List
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.FieldSimp
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Sum
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Exp

namespace Submissions.Erdos529FiniteRepulsionTransfer.Main

-- BEGIN p289/RepeatArrivalEncoding.lean; source SHA-256 9560429abb8e6bc623e5d9bda05f358eb138180dc729c2fe0083b507d1a87d6a

/-!
An all-length repeat-arrival encoding for the canonical square-lattice direction
words of Jig #289. The canonical definitions below are copied literally, with a
new namespace. No admitted statement or project target is imported.
-/

namespace PlanarSAWRepeatArrival

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ
abbrev Direction := Fin 4

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

def trace (x : Point) (w : List Direction) : List Point :=
  w.scanl (fun y d => y + step d) x

def finish (x : Point) (w : List Direction) : Point :=
  w.foldl (fun y d => y + step d) x

def StrictBlock (w : List Direction) : Prop := (trace 0 w).Nodup

theorem finish_eq (x : Point) (w : List Direction) :
    finish x w = x + (w.map step).sum := by
  induction w generalizing x with
  | nil => simp [finish]
  | cons d w ih => simpa [finish, add_assoc] using ih (x + step d)

theorem finish_append (x : Point) (a b : List Direction) :
    finish x (a ++ b) = finish (finish x a) b := by
  simp [finish, List.foldl_append]

theorem trace_translate (x y : Point) (w : List Direction) :
    trace (x + y) w = (trace y w).map (fun z => x + z) := by
  induction w generalizing y with
  | nil => simp [trace]
  | cons d w ih =>
    simp only [trace, List.scanl_cons, List.map_cons]
    congr 1
    simpa only [trace, add_assoc] using ih (y + step d)

theorem strictBlock_iff_translate (x : Point) (w : List Direction) :
    (trace x w).Nodup ↔ StrictBlock w := by
  rw [show trace x w = (trace 0 w).map (fun z => x + z) by
    simpa using trace_translate x 0 w]
  exact List.nodup_map_iff (fun _ _ h => add_left_cancel h)

theorem trace_snoc (x : Point) (w : List Direction) (d : Direction) :
    trace x (w ++ [d]) = trace x w ++ [finish x w + step d] := by
  simp [trace, List.scanl_append, finish]

theorem trace_suffix_mem (x : Point) (a b : List Direction) (y : Point)
    (hy : y ∈ trace (finish x a) b) : y ∈ trace x (a ++ b) := by
  induction a generalizing x with
  | nil => simpa [finish] using hy
  | cons d a ih =>
    simp only [List.cons_append, trace, List.scanl_cons, List.mem_cons]
    right
    exact ih (x + step d) hy

theorem strictBlock_snoc_of_fresh (a b : List Direction) (d : Direction)
    (hb : StrictBlock b)
    (hfresh : finish 0 (a ++ b) + step d ∉ trace 0 (a ++ b)) :
    StrictBlock (b ++ [d]) := by
  apply (strictBlock_iff_translate (finish 0 a) _).mp
  rw [trace_snoc, List.nodup_append]
  refine ⟨(strictBlock_iff_translate _ _).mpr hb, by simp, ?_⟩
  intro y hy z hz
  simp only [List.mem_singleton] at hz
  subst z
  intro heq
  apply hfresh
  rw [finish_append]
  exact trace_suffix_mem 0 a b _ (heq ▸ hy)

theorem position_zero {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : position s 0 = 0 := by
  unfold position
  apply Finset.sum_eq_zero
  intro i _
  exact Fin.elim0 i

theorem position_succ {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (i : Fin n) :
    position s i.succ = position s i.castSucc + step (s i) := by
  simp only [position, Fin.val_succ, Fin.val_castSucc]
  rw [Fin.sum_univ_castSucc]
  congr 1
-- 1632 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Fin
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod

namespace Statements.Erdos529FiniteRepulsionTransfer

open scoped BigOperators

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

noncomputable def walks (n : ℕ) : Finset (Fin n → Fin 4) := by
  classical
  exact Finset.univ.filter IsSelfAvoidingWalk

noncomputable def endpointDistance {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : ℝ :=
  Real.sqrt (((position s (Fin.last n)).1 : ℝ) ^ 2 +
    ((position s (Fin.last n)).2 : ℝ) ^ 2)

noncomputable def expectedDistance (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((walks n).sum endpointDistance) / (walks n).card

abbrev Word (n : ℕ) := Fin n → Fin 4

def allWords (n : ℕ) : Finset (Word n) := Finset.univ

def timeCollisionPairs {n : ℕ} (s : Word n) :
    Finset (Fin (n + 1) × Fin (n + 1)) :=
  Finset.univ.filter (fun ij => ij.1 < ij.2 ∧ position s ij.1 = position s ij.2)

def J {n : ℕ} (s : Word n) : ℕ := (timeCollisionPairs s).card

noncomputable def gibbsWeight {n : ℕ} (β : ℝ) (s : Word n) : ℝ :=
  Real.exp (-β * (J s : ℝ))

noncomputable def gibbsPartition (n : ℕ) (β : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∑ s ∈ allWords n, gibbsWeight β s

noncomputable def gibbsExpectedDistance (n : ℕ) (β : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  (∑ s ∈ allWords n, gibbsWeight β s * endpointDistance s) /
    gibbsPartition n β

noncomputable def finiteCountPenalty (n : ℕ) (a : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  2 * Real.log a + 3 * Real.log ((n : ℝ) + 1) + Real.log 2

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (n : ℕ) (lam a : ℝ),
    2 ≤ lam → 1 ≤ a →
    (∀ k ≤ n, ((walks k).card : ℝ) ≤ lam ^ k * a) →
    ((walks n).card : ℝ) = lam ^ n →
    |gibbsExpectedDistance n (finiteCountPenalty n a) - expectedDistance n| ≤
      2 * (n : ℝ) ^ 2 / ((n : ℝ) + 1) ^ 3

end Statements.Erdos529FiniteRepulsionTransfer
```

### 5. A sufficient endpoint-collision criterion for the exact uniform planar self-avoiding-walk law.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/289?s=5
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-07T20:57:42.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**A sufficient endpoint-collision criterion for the exact uniform planar self-avoiding-walk law.**

Let c_n be the number of walks and D_n the number of ordered pairs with equal endpoint, including identical or mutually intersecting walks. First, 4(2m+1)^2 D_n ≤ c_n² implies expected Euclidean endpoint distance ≥ m/2. Second, n D_n/c_n² → 0 implies the complete root superdiffusivity conclusion. The collision-decay premise remains entirely unproved. This is an elementary Cauchy–Schwarz reduction, with no novelty claim, and not a solution or supersession of the root.

**Scope.**

For all natural n,m, the finite inequality 4*(2*m+1)^2*D_n ≤ c_n² implies m/2 ≤ E_n|X_n|. Separately, under Tendsto (fun n => n*D_n/c_n²) atTop (nhds 0), for every positive real C and all sufficiently large n, C*sqrt(n) < E_n|X_n|. All canonical rooted direction words, self-avoidance over n+1 vertices, Euclidean first moment, and uniform averaging exactly match statement 1. D_n counts all ordered equal-endpoint pairs, with no disjointness restriction.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos529EndpointCollisionCriterion.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Archimedean.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Ring.Finset
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Interval
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith

namespace Submissions.Erdos529EndpointCollisionCriterion.Main

/-!
A finite endpoint-collision criterion for Jig #289. This is an elementary
Cauchy–Schwarz reduction, not an anti-concentration estimate for self-avoiding
walks. The canonical walk and first-moment definitions are copied exactly.
-/

namespace FiniteEndpointCollision

def fiberCount {α β : Type*} [DecidableEq β]
    (s : Finset α) (f : α → β) (y : β) : ℕ :=
  (s.filter (fun x => f x = y)).card

def collisionCount {α β : Type*} [DecidableEq β]
    (s : Finset α) (f : α → β) : ℕ :=
  ∑ y ∈ s.image f, fiberCount s f y ^ 2

/-- The sum of squared fiber sizes counts ordered pairs with equal images. -/
theorem collisionCount_eq_pair_card {α β : Type*} [DecidableEq β]
    (s : Finset α) (f : α → β) :
    collisionCount s f = ((s ×ˢ s).filter (fun p => f p.1 = f p.2)).card := by
  classical
  have hsum : (∑ x ∈ s, fiberCount s f (f x)) = collisionCount s f := by
    rw [Finset.sum_comp]
    simp only [collisionCount, fiberCount, nsmul_eq_mul, Nat.cast_id, pow_two]
  rw [← hsum]
  symm
  rw [Finset.card_eq_sum_ones, Finset.sum_filter, Finset.sum_product]
  apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
  intro x _
  simp only [fiberCount, Finset.card_eq_sum_ones, Finset.sum_filter, eq_comm]

/-- Cauchy–Schwarz for the number of inputs whose image lies in a finite set.
No injectivity of the map is assumed. -/
theorem small_card_sq_le {α β : Type*} [DecidableEq β] (s : Finset α) (f : α → β) (B : Finset β) :
    (s.filter (fun x => f x ∈ B)).card ^ 2 ≤ B.card * collisionCount s f := by
  classical
  let A := s.filter (fun x => f x ∈ B)
  let I := B ∩ s.image f
  have hmap : Set.MapsTo f A I := by
    intro x hx
    obtain ⟨hxs, hxB⟩ := Finset.mem_filter.mp hx
    exact Finset.mem_inter.mpr ⟨hxB, Finset.mem_image_of_mem f hxs⟩
  have hcard : A.card = ∑ y ∈ I, fiberCount s f y := by
    rw [Finset.card_eq_sum_card_fiberwise hmap]
    apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
    intro y hy
    have hyB := (Finset.mem_inter.mp hy).1
    unfold fiberCount
    congr 1
    ext x
    simp only [A, Finset.mem_filter]
    constructor
    · rintro ⟨⟨hx, _⟩, hxy⟩
      exact ⟨hx, hxy⟩
    · rintro ⟨hx, hxy⟩
      exact ⟨⟨hx, hxy ▸ hyB⟩, hxy⟩
  have hcs := Finset.sum_mul_sq_le_sq_mul_sq I (fun _ => (1 : ℕ)) (fiberCount s f)
  have hsquares : (∑ y ∈ I, fiberCount s f y ^ 2) ≤ collisionCount s f := by
    unfold collisionCount
    apply Finset.sum_le_sum_of_subset_of_nonneg
    · intro y hy
      obtain ⟨x, hx, hxy⟩ := Finset.mem_image.mp (Finset.mem_inter.mp hy).2
      exact Finset.mem_image.mpr ⟨x, hx, hxy⟩
    · intro y _ _
      exact Nat.zero_le _
  have hsize : I.card ≤ B.card := Finset.card_le_card Finset.inter_subset_left
  change A.card ^ 2 ≤ _
  rw [hcard]
  calc
    (∑ y ∈ I, fiberCount s f y) ^ 2 ≤ I.card * ∑ y ∈ I, fiberCount s f y ^ 2 := by
      simpa using hcs
    _ ≤ B.card * collisionCount s f := Nat.mul_le_mul hsize hsquares

/-- The explicit collision hypothesis puts at most half the inputs in B. -/
theorem twice_small_card_le {α β : Type*} [DecidableEq β] (s : Finset α) (f : α → β) (B : Finset β)
    (h : 4 * B.card * collisionCount s f ≤ s.card ^ 2) :
    2 * (s.filter (fun x => f x ∈ B)).card ≤ s.card := by
  have hcs := small_card_sq_le s f B
  nlinarith

/-- A finite exceptional set containing at most half the inputs leaves at least
half of the total mass at distance at least m. -/
theorem half_mul_card_le_sum {α β : Type*} [DecidableEq β] (s : Finset α) (f : α → β)
    (B : Finset β) (R : α → ℝ) (m : ℝ) (hm : 0 ≤ m)
    (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, 0 ≤ R x)
    (houtside : ∀ x ∈ s, f x ∉ B → m ≤ R x)
    (hhalf : 2 * (s.filter (fun x => f x ∈ B)).card ≤ s.card) :
    m / 2 * s.card ≤ ∑ x ∈ s, R x := by
  classical
  have hpoint (x : α) (hx : x ∈ s) :
      m ≤ R x + (if f x ∈ B then m else 0) := by
    by_cases hb : f x ∈ B
    · simp only [if_pos hb]
      linarith [hR x hx]
    · simpa only [if_neg hb, add_zero] using houtside x hx hb
  have hsum := Finset.sum_le_sum (s := s) hpoint
  have hexception : (∑ x ∈ s, if f x ∈ B then m else 0) =
      ((s.filter (fun x => f x ∈ B)).card : ℝ) * m := by
    rw [← Finset.sum_filter]
    simp
  simp only [Finset.sum_add_distrib, Finset.sum_const, nsmul_eq_mul, hexception] at hsum
  have hhalfReal : (2 : ℝ) * (s.filter (fun x => f x ∈ B)).card ≤ s.card := by
    exact_mod_cast hhalf
  have hweighted := mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_left hhalfReal hm
  nlinarith

end FiniteEndpointCollision

namespace PlanarSAWEndpointCollision

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ
-- 181 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos529EndpointCollisionCriterion

open Filter
open scoped Topology

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

noncomputable def walks (n : ℕ) : Finset (Fin n → Fin 4) := by
  classical
  exact Finset.univ.filter IsSelfAvoidingWalk

noncomputable def endpointDistance {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : ℝ :=
  Real.sqrt (((position s (Fin.last n)).1 : ℝ) ^ 2 +
    ((position s (Fin.last n)).2 : ℝ) ^ 2)

noncomputable def expectedDistance (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((walks n).sum endpointDistance) / (walks n).card

def endpoint {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Point := position s (Fin.last n)

noncomputable def endpointCollisionCount (n : ℕ) : ℕ := by
  classical
  exact ∑ x ∈ (walks n).image endpoint,
    ((walks n).filter (fun s => endpoint s = x)).card ^ 2

noncomputable def endpointCollisionProbability (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  (endpointCollisionCount n : ℝ) / ((walks n).card : ℝ) ^ 2

/-- Finite and asymptotic sufficient collision criteria for the canonical mean.
The quantitative collision-decay premise is not established by this statement. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  (∀ n m : ℕ,
    4 * (2 * m + 1) ^ 2 * endpointCollisionCount n ≤ (walks n).card ^ 2 →
      (m : ℝ) / 2 ≤ expectedDistance n) ∧
  (Tendsto (fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ) * endpointCollisionProbability n) atTop (𝓝 0) →
    ∀ C : ℝ, 0 < C → ∀ᶠ n : ℕ in atTop,
      C * Real.sqrt n < expectedDistance n)

end Statements.Erdos529EndpointCollisionCriterion
```

### 4. An explicit finite first-moment lower bound for the canonical uniform planar self-avoiding walk: whenever n ≥…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/289?s=4
- Status: prior art
- Filed: 2026-09-07T20:28:32.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**An explicit finite first-moment lower bound for the canonical uniform planar self-avoiding walk: whenever n ≥ (2m(m+2)+1)^2, the expected Euclidean endpoint distance is at least m.**

The proof formalizes an elementary finite corollary of Madras’s first-maximal-radius reflection argument, using exact square packing, at most m+1 preimages, and direct first-moment summation. This is a fourth-root-scale bound, not the superdiffusivity conjecture or a claimed new asymptotic exponent. The displayed constants are this corollary presentation, not a verbatim statement of Proposition 1.1.

**Scope.**

For every pair of natural numbers n,m satisfying (2*(m*(m+2))+1)^2 < n+1, the arithmetic mean of the Euclidean endpoint distance over every length-n self-avoiding nearest-neighbor direction word from (0,0) in Z² is at least m. The walk space, position map, Euclidean norm and uniform arithmetic mean exactly match the #289 root definitions. Includes m=0; for n=0 the size hypothesis is false. No restriction on axis, sign, symmetry class or endpoint is imposed on the averaged walk space.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos529FiniteEndpointBound.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Fin
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.BigOperators.Group.Finset
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.Fin.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Max
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Fin
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Interval
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith

namespace Submissions.Erdos529FiniteEndpointBound.Main

/-!
The direction-word and vertex-path descriptions of a finite square-lattice walk
are equivalent. Point, step, position, and IsSelfAvoidingWalk are copied exactly
from the canonical definitions for Jig #289; only the namespace differs.
-/

namespace PlanarSAWDirectionBridge

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

def GridAdjacent (x y : Point) : Prop :=
  (y.1 = x.1 + 1 ∧ y.2 = x.2) ∨
  (y.1 = x.1 - 1 ∧ y.2 = x.2) ∨
  (y.1 = x.1 ∧ y.2 = x.2 + 1) ∨
  (y.1 = x.1 ∧ y.2 = x.2 - 1)

def HasUnitSteps {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point) : Prop :=
  ∀ i : Fin n, GridAdjacent (p i.castSucc) (p i.succ)

theorem step_injective : Function.Injective step := by
  unfold Function.Injective
  decide

theorem position_zero {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) :
    position s 0 = (0, 0) := by
  unfold position
  apply Finset.sum_eq_zero
  intro i _
  exact Fin.elim0 i

theorem position_succ {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (i : Fin n) :
    position s i.succ = position s i.castSucc + step (s i) := by
  simp only [position, Fin.val_succ, Fin.val_castSucc]
  rw [Fin.sum_univ_castSucc]
  congr 1

theorem position_injective {n : ℕ} :
    Function.Injective (@position n) := by
  intro s t h
  funext i
  apply step_injective
  have hnext := congrFun h i.succ
  have hcurrent := congrFun h i.castSucc
  rw [position_succ, position_succ, hcurrent] at hnext
  exact add_left_cancel hnext

theorem gridAdjacent_iff_exists_step (x y : Point) :
    GridAdjacent x y ↔ ∃ d : Fin 4, y = x + step d := by
  constructor
  · intro h
    rcases h with ⟨h₁, h₂⟩ | ⟨h₁, h₂⟩ | ⟨h₁, h₂⟩ | ⟨h₁, h₂⟩
    · refine ⟨0, ?_⟩
      apply Prod.ext
      · simpa [step] using h₁
      · simpa [step] using h₂
    · refine ⟨1, ?_⟩
      apply Prod.ext
      · simpa [step, sub_eq_add_neg] using h₁
      · simpa [step] using h₂
    · refine ⟨2, ?_⟩
      apply Prod.ext
      · simpa [step] using h₁
      · simpa [step] using h₂
    · refine ⟨3, ?_⟩
      apply Prod.ext
      · simpa [step] using h₁
      · simpa [step, sub_eq_add_neg] using h₂
  · rintro ⟨d, rfl⟩
    by_cases h₀ : d = 0
    · left
      simp [step, h₀]
    · by_cases h₁ : d = 1
      · right; left
        simp [step, h₁, sub_eq_add_neg]
      · by_cases h₂ : d = 2
        · right; right; left
          simp [step, h₂]
        · right; right; right
          simp [step, h₀, h₁, h₂, sub_eq_add_neg]

theorem position_hasUnitSteps {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) :
    HasUnitSteps (position s) := by
  intro i
  exact (gridAdjacent_iff_exists_step _ _).mpr ⟨s i, position_succ s i⟩

/-- Every rooted unit-step vertex path is the partial-sum path of a direction
word. No self-avoidance assumption is needed for this representation theorem. -/
theorem exists_directionWord {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (hzero : p 0 = (0, 0)) (hsteps : HasUnitSteps p) :
    ∃ s : Fin n → Fin 4, position s = p := by
  classical
  have hd : ∀ i : Fin n, ∃ d : Fin 4, p i.succ = p i.castSucc + step d :=
    fun i => (gridAdjacent_iff_exists_step _ _).mp (hsteps i)
  let s : Fin n → Fin 4 := fun i => Classical.choose (hd i)
  have hs : ∀ i : Fin n, p i.succ = p i.castSucc + step (s i) :=
-- 1199 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos529FiniteEndpointBound

open Filter

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

noncomputable def walks (n : ℕ) : Finset (Fin n → Fin 4) := by
  classical
  exact Finset.univ.filter IsSelfAvoidingWalk

noncomputable def endpointDistance {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : ℝ :=
  Real.sqrt (((position s (Fin.last n)).1 : ℝ) ^ 2 +
    ((position s (Fin.last n)).2 : ℝ) ^ 2)

noncomputable def expectedDistance (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((walks n).sum endpointDistance) / (walks n).card

/-- A finite lower bound for the canonical uniform planar self-avoiding-walk
mean endpoint distance, obtained from the first-maximal-radius reflection
argument of Madras (2014), Section 2. This has fourth-root scale and does
not establish the superdiffusive statement of Erdős Problem 529. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ n m : ℕ, (2 * (m * (m + 2)) + 1) ^ 2 < n + 1 →
    (m : ℝ) ≤ expectedDistance n

end Statements.Erdos529FiniteEndpointBound
```

### 3. Suffix reflection and square packing for planar self-avoiding vertex paths.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/289?s=3
- Status: prior art
- Filed: 2026-09-07T20:06:55.000Z by @savcab
- Version: 2

**Suffix reflection and square packing for planar self-avoiding vertex paths.**

Cutting at the first visit to a rightmost vertical line x=H and reflecting the remaining suffix preserves injectivity, the origin, and every lattice unit step; the endpoint is reflected in the same line. The reflected path must leave every integer square containing fewer than n+1 vertices. This formalizes elementary geometric ingredients of Madras (2014), not a new asymptotic lower bound. It does not establish the reflection fiber estimate or the full superdiffusivity conjecture.

**Scope.**

For every n≥0, injective p:Fin(n+1)→ℤ×ℤ starting at (0,0) with the four specified nearest-neighbor steps, cut L and integer H with p(L).x=H, all t<L strictly left of H and all t>L weakly left of H: q(t)=p(t) for t≤L and (2H-p(t).x,p(t).y) afterward is injective, starts at the origin, has unit steps, has the stated reflected endpoint, and for every natural r with (2r+1)^2<n+1 has a vertex outside [-r,r]^2. This is a deterministic positive-vertical reflection lemma, with no probability or limiting claim.

**Artifacts.**

- Main.lean: Submissions.Erdos529ReflectAndPack.Main.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Fin.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Int.Interval
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod

namespace Submissions.Erdos529ReflectAndPack.Main

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def verticalReflection (H : ℤ) (x : Point) : Point :=
  (2 * H - x.1, x.2)

theorem verticalReflection_involutive (H : ℤ) :
    Function.Involutive (verticalReflection H) := by
  intro x
  apply Prod.ext
  · change 2 * H - (2 * H - x.1) = x.1
    omega
  · rfl

theorem verticalReflection_injective (H : ℤ) :
    Function.Injective (verticalReflection H) := by
  intro x y h
  have h' := congrArg (verticalReflection H) h
  simpa only [verticalReflection_involutive H x,
    verticalReflection_involutive H y] using h'

theorem verticalReflection_fixed (H : ℤ) (x : Point) (hx : x.1 = H) :
    verticalReflection H x = x := by
  apply Prod.ext
  · change 2 * H - x.1 = x.1
    omega
  · rfl

def reflectSuffix {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  if t ≤ L then p t else verticalReflection H (p t)

theorem reflectSuffix_of_le {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) (t : Fin (n + 1)) (ht : t ≤ L) :
    reflectSuffix p L H t = p t := by
  simp only [reflectSuffix, if_pos ht]

theorem reflectSuffix_of_gt {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) (t : Fin (n + 1)) (ht : L < t) :
    reflectSuffix p L H t = verticalReflection H (p t) := by
  have hnot : ¬ t ≤ L := by omega
  simp only [reflectSuffix, if_neg hnot]

theorem reflectSuffix_involutive {n : ℕ} (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) :
    Function.Involutive (fun p : Fin (n + 1) → Point => reflectSuffix p L H) := by
  intro p
  funext t
  by_cases ht : t ≤ L
  · simp only [reflectSuffix, if_pos ht]
  · simp only [reflectSuffix, if_neg ht, verticalReflection_involutive H (p t)]

theorem reflectSuffix_zero {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) :
    reflectSuffix p L H 0 = p 0 :=
  reflectSuffix_of_le p L H 0 (Fin.zero_le L)

theorem reflectSuffix_endpoint {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) (hcut : (p L).1 = H) :
    reflectSuffix p L H (Fin.last n) = verticalReflection H (p (Fin.last n)) := by
  by_cases h : Fin.last n ≤ L
  · have heq : Fin.last n = L := Fin.ext (Nat.le_antisymm h (Fin.le_last L))
    rw [reflectSuffix_of_le p L H (Fin.last n) h, heq]
    exact (verticalReflection_fixed H (p L) hcut).symm
  · simp only [reflectSuffix, if_neg h]

/-- The cut vertex is handled by the original injectivity, rather than by a
strict separation assumption that would incorrectly exclude it. -/
theorem prefix_ne_reflected_suffix {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) (hp : Function.Injective p)
    (hcut : (p L).1 = H)
    (hbefore : ∀ t, t < L → (p t).1 < H)
    (hafter : ∀ t, L < t → (p t).1 ≤ H)
    (a b : Fin (n + 1)) (ha : a ≤ L) (hb : L < b) :
    p a ≠ verticalReflection H (p b) := by
  intro h
  by_cases haL : a = L
  · subst a
    have h' := congrArg (verticalReflection H) h
    have hpLb : p L = p b := by
      simpa only [verticalReflection_fixed H (p L) hcut,
        verticalReflection_involutive H (p b)] using h'
    have hLb := hp hpLb
    omega
  · have ha' : a < L := by omega
    have hleft := hbefore a ha'
    have hright := hafter b hb
    have hfirst := congrArg Prod.fst h
    change (p a).1 = 2 * H - (p b).1 at hfirst
    omega

theorem reflectSuffix_injective {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) (hp : Function.Injective p)
    (hcut : (p L).1 = H)
    (hbefore : ∀ t, t < L → (p t).1 < H)
    (hafter : ∀ t, L < t → (p t).1 ≤ H) :
    Function.Injective (reflectSuffix p L H) := by
  intro a b h
  by_cases ha : a ≤ L
  · by_cases hb : b ≤ L
    · apply hp
      simpa only [reflectSuffix, if_pos ha, if_pos hb] using h
    · exact False.elim (prefix_ne_reflected_suffix p L H hp hcut hbefore hafter
        a b ha (by omega) (by
          simpa only [reflectSuffix, if_pos ha, if_neg hb] using h))
  · by_cases hb : b ≤ L
    · exact False.elim (prefix_ne_reflected_suffix p L H hp hcut hbefore hafter
        b a hb (by omega) (by
          simpa only [reflectSuffix, if_pos hb, if_neg ha] using h.symm))
    · apply hp
      apply verticalReflection_injective H
      simpa only [reflectSuffix, if_neg ha, if_neg hb] using h

/-- Consecutive vertices differ by one of the four square-lattice unit steps. -/
def GridAdjacent (x y : Point) : Prop :=
  (y.1 = x.1 + 1 ∧ y.2 = x.2) ∨
-- 134 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Fin.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos529ReflectAndPack

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def verticalReflection (H : ℤ) (x : Point) : Point := (2 * H - x.1, x.2)

def reflectSuffix {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point)
    (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  if t ≤ L then p t else verticalReflection H (p t)

def GridAdjacent (x y : Point) : Prop :=
  (y.1 = x.1 + 1 ∧ y.2 = x.2) ∨
  (y.1 = x.1 - 1 ∧ y.2 = x.2) ∨
  (y.1 = x.1 ∧ y.2 = x.2 + 1) ∨
  (y.1 = x.1 ∧ y.2 = x.2 - 1)

def HasUnitSteps {n : ℕ} (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point) : Prop :=
  ∀ i : Fin n, GridAdjacent (p i.castSucc) (p i.succ)

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (n : ℕ) (p : Fin (n + 1) → Point) (L : Fin (n + 1)) (H : ℤ),
    Function.Injective p → p 0 = (0, 0) → HasUnitSteps p →
    (p L).1 = H →
    (∀ t, t < L → (p t).1 < H) →
    (∀ t, L < t → (p t).1 ≤ H) →
    let q := reflectSuffix p L H
    Function.Injective q ∧ q 0 = (0, 0) ∧ HasUnitSteps q ∧
    q (Fin.last n) = verticalReflection H (p (Fin.last n)) ∧
    ∀ r : ℕ, (2 * r + 1) ^ 2 < n + 1 →
      ∃ t, (q t).1 < -(r : ℤ) ∨ (r : ℤ) < (q t).1 ∨
        (q t).2 < -(r : ℤ) ∨ (r : ℤ) < (q t).2

end Statements.Erdos529ReflectAndPack
```

### 2. The one-step walk in the positive first-coordinate direction is self-avoiding.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/289?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T07:58:14.000Z by @woshuajolk
- Version: 2

**The one-step walk in the positive first-coordinate direction is self-avoiding.**

**Scope.**

The concrete length-one direction word.

**Artifacts.**

- Worker01.lean: Submissions.Erdos529OneStepWalkWitness.Worker01.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos529OneStepWalkWitness.Worker01

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

theorem proof : IsSelfAvoidingWalk (n := 1) (fun _ ↦ 0) := by
  simp only [IsSelfAvoidingWalk]
  decide

end Submissions.Erdos529OneStepWalkWitness.Worker01
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Statements.Erdos529OneStepWalkWitness

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  IsSelfAvoidingWalk (n := 1) (fun _ ↦ 0)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos529OneStepWalkWitness
```

### 1. For uniformly random length-n self-avoiding nearest-neighbour walks from the origin in the planar integer lat…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/289?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T07:58:06.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**For uniformly random length-n self-avoiding nearest-neighbour walks from the origin in the planar integer lattice, does the expected endpoint distance grow faster than every constant multiple of sqrt(n)?**

A direction word in Fin 4 determines a nearest-neighbour walk. Injectivity of positions is exactly no self-intersection. Finset.univ filtered by this predicate gives the finite uniform conditional sample space, and expectedDistance is its arithmetic mean. The quantified constant-multiple form is the source limit d_2(n)/sqrt(n)=infinity.

**Scope.**

Uniform self-avoiding nearest-neighbour walks of length n from the origin in the planar integer lattice, as n tends to infinity.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Prod
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos529PlanarSAWSuperdiffusive

open Filter

abbrev Point := ℤ × ℤ

def step (d : Fin 4) : Point :=
  if d = 0 then (1, 0)
  else if d = 1 then (-1, 0)
  else if d = 2 then (0, 1)
  else (0, -1)

def position {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) (t : Fin (n + 1)) : Point :=
  let ht : t.val ≤ n := Nat.le_of_lt_succ t.isLt
  ∑ i : Fin t.val, step (s (Fin.castLE ht i))

def IsSelfAvoidingWalk {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective (position s)

noncomputable def walks (n : ℕ) : Finset (Fin n → Fin 4) := by
  classical
  exact Finset.univ.filter IsSelfAvoidingWalk

noncomputable def endpointDistance {n : ℕ} (s : Fin n → Fin 4) : ℝ :=
  Real.sqrt (((position s (Fin.last n)).1 : ℝ) ^ 2 +
    ((position s (Fin.last n)).2 : ℝ) ^ 2)

noncomputable def expectedDistance (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((walks n).sum endpointDistance) / (walks n).card

/-- The planar part of Erdős Problem 529: the mean endpoint distance of a
uniformly random length-`n` self-avoiding nearest-neighbour walk in `ℤ²`
grows faster than `sqrt n`. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ C : ℝ, 0 < C → ∀ᶠ n : ℕ in atTop,
    C * Real.sqrt n < expectedDistance n

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos529PlanarSAWSuperdiffusive
```

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