# Jig #330: Prior art

> Does every rational exponent in [1,2) occur for one bipartite Turán graph?
>
> [arXiv:1806.02838](https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.02838)

- URL: https://jig.so/p/330
- Status: Prior art
- Erdős problem: 571 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/571)
- Prior art: https://epoch.ai/latest/announcing-frontiermath-erdos — September1,2026 announcement, Additional Attempts: full solution to Erdős571 by GPT-6 Astra.
- Posed: 2026-08-25T08:40:46.821Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T08:41:52.381Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-05T22:11:16.687Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk, @declangessel

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## Progress

Answer space still open, over time

## Resolution

- Solved: elsewhere, and verified here
- Closed for: single finite bipartite forbidden graphs; ordinary subgraph containment; two-sided eventual real-power bounds
- By: @declangessel, @woshuajolk

- EpochPort.lean: Submissions.Erdos571TuranExponents.EpochPort.proof — axioms clean

```lean
/-
Adapted 2026-09-05 for Jig330 from the proof by GPT-6 Astra in the Epoch AI
FrontierMath Erdős campaign (Tom Adamczewski and Thomas F. Bloom).
Public source: https://github.com/tadamcz/erdos571
Pinned commit: 661cc1d842c54661f55046d27abef531d0583b1e
Original module: Erdos571/Resolutions/Erdos571_325usd_42h.lean
Apache-2.0; accompanying LICENSE and NOTICE retained in campaign-discrete/erdos571-public.
Local changes: narrow Mathlib imports and port from Lean 4.28 to Jig's pinned Lean 4.33.
This is a port of existing mathematics, not a new solution discovered in this campaign.
-/
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Bipartite
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Copy
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Extremal.TuranDensity
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Analysis.Asymptotics.Theta
import Mathlib.RingTheory.AlgebraicIndependent.TranscendenceBasis
import Mathlib.RingTheory.AlgebraicIndependent.AlgebraicClosure
import Mathlib.FieldTheory.AlgebraicClosure
import Mathlib.FieldTheory.Finite.GaloisField
import Mathlib.Algebra.MvPolynomial.SchwartzZippel
import Mathlib.Algebra.MvPolynomial.Supported
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.Germ.Basic
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Rank
import Mathlib.Tactic
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Chebyshev
import Mathlib.Analysis.MeanInequalities

set_option backward.isDefEq.respectTransparency false
set_option maxHeartbeats 1600000
set_option linter.all false
set_option linter.unusedTactic false
set_option linter.unusedSimpArgs false
set_option linter.unusedSectionVars false
set_option linter.unusedVariables false

/-!
# Erdős Problem 571

*References:*
- [erdosproblems.com/571](https://www.erdosproblems.com/571)

The proof constructs balanced rooted models for all rational parameters.
Its upper-bound closure replaces old edges by paths of arbitrary length,
adds two color-class hubs, and commutes with positive rooted powers.
-/

section -- RootedUnionDensity

/- Balance is preserved by unions of injective copies agreeing on their roots. -/
open Finset SimpleGraph
namespace RootedUnionDensity

variable {A R V I : Type*} [Fintype A] [Fintype R] [DecidableEq V]

noncomputable def interiors (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) : Finset V := by
  classical
  exact univ.image (fun a => f (Sum.inl a))

noncomputable def copyEdges (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) :
    Finset (Sym2 V) := by
  classical
  exact G.edgeFinset.image (Sym2.map f)

noncomputable def incident (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (s : Finset A) :
    Finset (Sym2 (A ⊕ R)) := by
  classical
  exact G.edgeFinset.filter (fun e => ∃ a ∈ s, Sum.inl a ∈ e)

lemma mem_interiors (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) (v : V) :
    v ∈ interiors f ↔ ∃ a, f (Sum.inl a) = v := by
  classical
  simp [interiors]

lemma endpoint_support (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V)
    {e : Sym2 V} (he : e ∈ copyEdges G f) {v : V} (hv : v ∈ e) :
    v ∈ interiors f ∨ ∃ r, f (Sum.inr r) = v := by
  classical
  obtain ⟨e, he, rfl⟩ := mem_image.mp he
  obtain ⟨x, hx, rfl⟩ := Sym2.mem_map.mp hv
  cases x with
  | inl a => exact Or.inl ((mem_interiors f _).mpr ⟨a,rfl⟩)
  | inr r => exact Or.inr ⟨r,rfl⟩

/-- Insert one copy into an already-supported edge set. -/
lemma insert_density (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (ρ : ℚ)
    (hbalance : ∀ s : Finset A, ρ * s.card ≤ (incident G s).card)
    (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) (r : R → V) (hf : ∀ x, f (Sum.inr x) = r x)
    (U : Finset V) (E : Finset (Sym2 V))
    (hsupport : ∀ e ∈ E, ∀ v ∈ e, v ∈ U ∨ ∃ x, r x = v)
    (hdensity : ρ * U.card ≤ E.card) :
    ρ * (U ∪ interiors f).card ≤ (E ∪ copyEdges G f).card := by
  classical
  let s := univ.filter (fun a : A => f (Sum.inl a) ∉ U)
  have hnew : interiors f \ U = s.image (fun a => f (Sum.inl a)) := by
    ext v
    simp only [Finset.mem_sdiff, mem_interiors, mem_image, s, mem_filter, mem_univ,
      true_and]
    aesop
  have hvc : (U ∪ interiors f).card = U.card + s.card := by
    have hh := card_sdiff_add_card_eq_card (subset_union_left (s₁ := U) (s₂ := interiors f))
    rw [union_sdiff_left, hnew,
      card_image_of_injective _ (show Function.Injective (fun a : A => f (Sum.inl a)) from
        f.injective.comp Sum.inl_injective)] at hh
    omega
  have hnewedges : (incident G s).image (Sym2.map f) ⊆ copyEdges G f \ E := by
    intro e he
    obtain ⟨d, hd, rfl⟩ := mem_image.mp he
    obtain ⟨hdG, a, ha, had⟩ := mem_filter.mp hd
    refine Finset.mem_sdiff.mpr ⟨mem_image.mpr ⟨d,hdG,rfl⟩, ?_⟩
    intro hold
    have hmem : f (Sum.inl a) ∈ Sym2.map f d := Sym2.mem_map.mpr ⟨_,had,rfl⟩
    rcases hsupport _ hold _ hmem with hU | ⟨x, hx⟩
    · exact (mem_filter.mp ha).2 hU
    · have heq : Sum.inr x = Sum.inl a := f.injective ((hf x).trans hx)
      exact Sum.inr_ne_inl heq
  have hec : (incident G s).card ≤ (copyEdges G f \ E).card := by
    simpa only [card_image_of_injective _ (Sym2.map.injective f.injective)] using
      card_le_card hnewedges
  have hEc : (E ∪ copyEdges G f).card = E.card + (copyEdges G f \ E).card := by
-- 10591 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

## Statements (2)

### 2. The rational endpoint α=1 lies in the conjecture's interval [1,2).

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/330?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:41:52.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**The rational endpoint α=1 lies in the conjecture's interval [1,2).**

**Scope.**

forced-answer smoke for the exact rational interval convention.

**Artifacts.**

- Direct.lean: Submissions.Erdos571RationalDomain.Direct.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Rat.Lemmas
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos571RationalDomain.Direct

theorem proof : (1 : ℚ) ≤ 1 ∧ (1 : ℚ) < 2 := by
  norm_num

end Submissions.Erdos571RationalDomain.Direct
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Rat.Lemmas

namespace Statements.Erdos571RationalDomain

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  (1 : ℚ) ≤ 1 ∧ (1 : ℚ) < 2

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos571RationalDomain
```

### 1. For every rational α with 1≤α<2, there is one finite bipartite graph G and positive constants c,C such that e…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/330?s=1
- Status: prior art
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:40:46.000Z by @woshuajolk, @declangessel / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 3

**For every rational α with 1≤α<2, there is one finite bipartite graph G and positive constants c,C such that every sufficiently large n has c n^α≤ex(n;G)≤C n^α.**

**Scope.**

Single finite bipartite forbidden graphs; ordinary subgraph containment; two-sided eventual real-power bounds.

**Artifacts.**

- EpochPort.lean: Submissions.Erdos571TuranExponents.EpochPort.proof

```lean
/-
Adapted 2026-09-05 for Jig330 from the proof by GPT-6 Astra in the Epoch AI
FrontierMath Erdős campaign (Tom Adamczewski and Thomas F. Bloom).
Public source: https://github.com/tadamcz/erdos571
Pinned commit: 661cc1d842c54661f55046d27abef531d0583b1e
Original module: Erdos571/Resolutions/Erdos571_325usd_42h.lean
Apache-2.0; accompanying LICENSE and NOTICE retained in campaign-discrete/erdos571-public.
Local changes: narrow Mathlib imports and port from Lean 4.28 to Jig's pinned Lean 4.33.
This is a port of existing mathematics, not a new solution discovered in this campaign.
-/
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Bipartite
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Copy
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Extremal.TuranDensity
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Analysis.Asymptotics.Theta
import Mathlib.RingTheory.AlgebraicIndependent.TranscendenceBasis
import Mathlib.RingTheory.AlgebraicIndependent.AlgebraicClosure
import Mathlib.FieldTheory.AlgebraicClosure
import Mathlib.FieldTheory.Finite.GaloisField
import Mathlib.Algebra.MvPolynomial.SchwartzZippel
import Mathlib.Algebra.MvPolynomial.Supported
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.Germ.Basic
import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Rank
import Mathlib.Tactic
import Mathlib.Algebra.Order.Chebyshev
import Mathlib.Analysis.MeanInequalities

set_option backward.isDefEq.respectTransparency false
set_option maxHeartbeats 1600000
set_option linter.all false
set_option linter.unusedTactic false
set_option linter.unusedSimpArgs false
set_option linter.unusedSectionVars false
set_option linter.unusedVariables false

/-!
# Erdős Problem 571

*References:*
- [erdosproblems.com/571](https://www.erdosproblems.com/571)

The proof constructs balanced rooted models for all rational parameters.
Its upper-bound closure replaces old edges by paths of arbitrary length,
adds two color-class hubs, and commutes with positive rooted powers.
-/

section -- RootedUnionDensity

/- Balance is preserved by unions of injective copies agreeing on their roots. -/
open Finset SimpleGraph
namespace RootedUnionDensity

variable {A R V I : Type*} [Fintype A] [Fintype R] [DecidableEq V]

noncomputable def interiors (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) : Finset V := by
  classical
  exact univ.image (fun a => f (Sum.inl a))

noncomputable def copyEdges (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) :
    Finset (Sym2 V) := by
  classical
  exact G.edgeFinset.image (Sym2.map f)

noncomputable def incident (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (s : Finset A) :
    Finset (Sym2 (A ⊕ R)) := by
  classical
  exact G.edgeFinset.filter (fun e => ∃ a ∈ s, Sum.inl a ∈ e)

lemma mem_interiors (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) (v : V) :
    v ∈ interiors f ↔ ∃ a, f (Sum.inl a) = v := by
  classical
  simp [interiors]

lemma endpoint_support (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V)
    {e : Sym2 V} (he : e ∈ copyEdges G f) {v : V} (hv : v ∈ e) :
    v ∈ interiors f ∨ ∃ r, f (Sum.inr r) = v := by
  classical
  obtain ⟨e, he, rfl⟩ := mem_image.mp he
  obtain ⟨x, hx, rfl⟩ := Sym2.mem_map.mp hv
  cases x with
  | inl a => exact Or.inl ((mem_interiors f _).mpr ⟨a,rfl⟩)
  | inr r => exact Or.inr ⟨r,rfl⟩

/-- Insert one copy into an already-supported edge set. -/
lemma insert_density (G : SimpleGraph (A ⊕ R)) (ρ : ℚ)
    (hbalance : ∀ s : Finset A, ρ * s.card ≤ (incident G s).card)
    (f : A ⊕ R ↪ V) (r : R → V) (hf : ∀ x, f (Sum.inr x) = r x)
    (U : Finset V) (E : Finset (Sym2 V))
    (hsupport : ∀ e ∈ E, ∀ v ∈ e, v ∈ U ∨ ∃ x, r x = v)
    (hdensity : ρ * U.card ≤ E.card) :
    ρ * (U ∪ interiors f).card ≤ (E ∪ copyEdges G f).card := by
  classical
  let s := univ.filter (fun a : A => f (Sum.inl a) ∉ U)
  have hnew : interiors f \ U = s.image (fun a => f (Sum.inl a)) := by
    ext v
    simp only [Finset.mem_sdiff, mem_interiors, mem_image, s, mem_filter, mem_univ,
      true_and]
    aesop
  have hvc : (U ∪ interiors f).card = U.card + s.card := by
    have hh := card_sdiff_add_card_eq_card (subset_union_left (s₁ := U) (s₂ := interiors f))
    rw [union_sdiff_left, hnew,
      card_image_of_injective _ (show Function.Injective (fun a : A => f (Sum.inl a)) from
        f.injective.comp Sum.inl_injective)] at hh
    omega
  have hnewedges : (incident G s).image (Sym2.map f) ⊆ copyEdges G f \ E := by
    intro e he
    obtain ⟨d, hd, rfl⟩ := mem_image.mp he
    obtain ⟨hdG, a, ha, had⟩ := mem_filter.mp hd
    refine Finset.mem_sdiff.mpr ⟨mem_image.mpr ⟨d,hdG,rfl⟩, ?_⟩
    intro hold
    have hmem : f (Sum.inl a) ∈ Sym2.map f d := Sym2.mem_map.mpr ⟨_,had,rfl⟩
    rcases hsupport _ hold _ hmem with hU | ⟨x, hx⟩
    · exact (mem_filter.mp ha).2 hU
    · have heq : Sum.inr x = Sum.inl a := f.injective ((hf x).trans hx)
      exact Sum.inr_ne_inl heq
  have hec : (incident G s).card ≤ (copyEdges G f \ E).card := by
    simpa only [card_image_of_injective _ (Sym2.map.injective f.injective)] using
      card_le_card hnewedges
  have hEc : (E ∪ copyEdges G f).card = E.card + (copyEdges G f \ E).card := by
-- 10591 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Bipartite
import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Copy
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real

namespace Statements.Erdos571TuranExponents

open SimpleGraph

def HasTuranExponent (α : ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∃ v : ℕ, ∃ G : SimpleGraph (Fin v),
    G.IsBipartite ∧
    ∃ c C : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ 0 < C ∧
      ∃ N : ℕ, ∀ n : ℕ, N ≤ n →
        (∀ H : SimpleGraph (Fin n), ¬G ⊑ H →
          (H.edgeSet.ncard : ℝ) ≤ C * (n : ℝ) ^ α) ∧
        ∃ H : SimpleGraph (Fin n), ¬G ⊑ H ∧
          c * (n : ℝ) ^ α ≤ (H.edgeSet.ncard : ℝ)

/-- Erdős--Simonovits Turán exponent conjecture, Problem 571. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ α : ℚ, 1 ≤ α → α < 2 → HasTuranExponent (α : ℝ)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos571TuranExponents
```

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