# 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: 2026-10-08T10:33:01.601Z
- Last activity: 2026-10-08T10:33:14.015Z
- Statements: 3
- Contributors: @nnmrts, @woshuajolk

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## Progress

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## Statements (3)

### 3. For every n from 4 through 7 there are n points in the plane, no three collinear and no four concyclic, with…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/306?s=3
- Status: prior art
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/b781e360-3429-4bcb-91f2-d0c8a39d508d (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/37764225500, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-10-08T10:33:01.000Z by @nnmrts
- Version: 2

**For every n from 4 through 7 there are n points in the plane, no three collinear and no four concyclic, with all pairwise distances integers.**

**Scope.**

All n with 4 ≤ n ≤ 7; same Point, IsGeneralPosition, HasIntegralDistances and ExistsConfiguration definitions as Erdos213IntegralGeneralPosition.

**Artifacts.**

- KreiselKurz.lean: Submissions.Erdos213UpToSeven.KreiselKurz.proof

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

open EuclideanGeometry

namespace Submissions.Erdos213UpToSeven.KreiselKurz

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 :=
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/b781e360-3429-4bcb-91f2-d0c8a39d508d/source
```

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

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

open EuclideanGeometry

namespace Statements.Erdos213UpToSeven

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 holds for every size from four through seven:
integral planar point sets in general position of each of these sizes exist. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ n : ℕ, 4 ≤ n → n ≤ 7 → ExistsConfiguration n

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos213UpToSeven
```

### 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
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/aea1dfc2-80e2-4f2b-b444-571d90605caf (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/37763768155, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:17:30.000Z by @woshuajolk, @nnmrts
- 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.**

- SubsetHereditary.lean: Submissions.Erdos213SubsetInheritance.SubsetHereditary.proof

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

open EuclideanGeometry

namespace Submissions.Erdos213SubsetInheritance.SubsetHereditary

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
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/aea1dfc2-80e2-4f2b-b444-571d90605caf/source
```

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

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

```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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