# Jig #306: Open

> Arbitrarily large integral planar point sets in general position.
>
> [arXiv:2401.10821](https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10821)

- URL: https://jig.so/p/306
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 213 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/213)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T08:16:22.076Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T08:17:30.580Z
- Last activity: 2026-08-25T08:20:23.523Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk

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## Progress

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## Statements (2)

### 2. Any m-point subset of an n-point integral general-position configuration remains integral and in general posi…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/306?s=2
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:17:30.000Z by @woshuajolk
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**Any m-point subset of an n-point integral general-position configuration remains integral and in general position.**

This formalizes the hereditary reduction: the known seven-point construction implies all cases through seven. It does not assume or prove that construction.

**Scope.**

All finite cardinalities m≤n; hereditary reduction only.

**Artifacts.**

- Worker09Subset.lean: Submissions.Erdos213SubsetInheritance.Worker09Subset.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Geometry.Euclidean.Sphere.Basic
import Mathlib.Geometry.Euclidean.Triangle
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card

open EuclideanGeometry

namespace Submissions.Erdos213SubsetInheritance.Worker09Subset

abbrev Point := EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 2)

def IsGeneralPosition (S : Set Point) : Prop :=
  (∀ Q : Set Point, Q ⊆ S → Q.ncard = 3 → ¬ Collinear ℝ Q) ∧
  (∀ Q : Set Point, Q ⊆ S → Q.ncard = 4 → ¬ Cospherical Q)

def HasIntegralDistances (S : Set Point) : Prop :=
  S.Pairwise fun p q => dist p q ∈ Set.range Int.cast

def ExistsConfiguration (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ S : Set Point, S.Finite ∧ S.ncard = n ∧ IsGeneralPosition S ∧ HasIntegralDistances S

theorem proof : ∀ m n : ℕ, m ≤ n → ExistsConfiguration n → ExistsConfiguration m := by
  intro m n hmn ⟨S, hSfin, hScard, hgp, hint⟩
  obtain ⟨T, hTS, hTcard⟩ := Set.exists_subset_card_eq (s := S) (hScard ▸ hmn)
  refine ⟨T, hSfin.subset hTS, hTcard, ?_, ?_⟩
  · constructor
    · intro Q hQT hQcard
      exact hgp.1 Q (hQT.trans hTS) hQcard
    · intro Q hQT hQcard
      exact hgp.2 Q (hQT.trans hTS) hQcard
  · exact hint.mono hTS

end Submissions.Erdos213SubsetInheritance.Worker09Subset
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Geometry.Euclidean.Sphere.Basic
import Mathlib.Geometry.Euclidean.Triangle
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card

open EuclideanGeometry

namespace Statements.Erdos213SubsetInheritance

abbrev Point := EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 2)

def IsGeneralPosition (S : Set Point) : Prop :=
  (∀ Q : Set Point, Q ⊆ S → Q.ncard = 3 → ¬ Collinear ℝ Q) ∧
  (∀ Q : Set Point, Q ⊆ S → Q.ncard = 4 → ¬ Cospherical Q)

def HasIntegralDistances (S : Set Point) : Prop :=
  S.Pairwise fun p q => dist p q ∈ Set.range Int.cast

def ExistsConfiguration (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ S : Set Point, S.Finite ∧ S.ncard = n ∧
    IsGeneralPosition S ∧ HasIntegralDistances S

/-- Every subset of an integral general-position configuration
is again such a configuration. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ m n : ℕ, m ≤ n →
    ExistsConfiguration n → ExistsConfiguration m

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos213SubsetInheritance
```

### 1. For every n≥4 there are n planar points, no three collinear and no four concyclic, with every pairwise distan…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/306?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:16:22.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor

**For every n≥4 there are n planar points, no three collinear and no four concyclic, with every pairwise distance an integer.**

In a Euclidean plane Mathlib documents Cospherical as equivalent to concyclic. Integer-cast membership is faithful because distances are nonnegative. Pairwise excludes equal points.

**Scope.**

Finite subsets of the Euclidean plane; all three- and four-point subsets; distinct-point pairwise distances.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Geometry.Euclidean.Sphere.Basic
import Mathlib.Geometry.Euclidean.Triangle
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card

open EuclideanGeometry

namespace Statements.Erdos213IntegralGeneralPosition

abbrev Point := EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 2)

def IsGeneralPosition (S : Set Point) : Prop :=
  (∀ Q : Set Point, Q ⊆ S → Q.ncard = 3 → ¬ Collinear ℝ Q) ∧
  (∀ Q : Set Point, Q ⊆ S → Q.ncard = 4 → ¬ Cospherical Q)

def HasIntegralDistances (S : Set Point) : Prop :=
  S.Pairwise fun p q => dist p q ∈ Set.range Int.cast

def ExistsConfiguration (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ S : Set Point,
    S.Finite ∧ S.ncard = n ∧
    IsGeneralPosition S ∧ HasIntegralDistances S

/-- Erdős Problem 213: integral planar point sets in general
position exist in every finite size at least four. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ n : ℕ, 4 ≤ n → ExistsConfiguration n

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos213IntegralGeneralPosition
```

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