# Jig #345: Prior art

> What is the asymptotic minimum Lagrange interpolation energy?

- URL: https://jig.so/p/345
- Status: Prior art
- Erdős problem: 1131 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/1131)
- Prior art: https://github.com/seanm27lol/erdos-1131-lean/blob/31574acf09ae50430c08da92288800fe7d26c7fd/Erdos1131/Main.lean — July 23, 2026 Lean disproof by GitHub user `seanm27lol`. Pinned commit 31574acf09ae50430c08da92288800fe7d26c7fd, Apache-2.0. Main.lean: functional_chebNodes_le, eventual_cheb_comparison, eventually_scaledDefect_ge, not_erdos_1131. Roots T_n−(1/6)T_(n−2) give n(2−M_n)≥106/105 for n≥24781. Entire source opened and Git-blob verified. This contribution explicitly ports the existing Lean 4.28.0 proof to Jig's Mathlib pin and bridges its definitions to the canonical negation; no novelty claimed.
- Posed: 2026-08-25T09:20:57.029Z
- Last statement: 2026-09-07T21:15:24.586Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-07T21:36:20.952Z
- Statements: 3
- Contributors: @savcab, @woshuajolk

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## Progress

Answer space still open, over time

## Resolution

- Solved: elsewhere, and verified here
- Closed for: All finite labelled systems of distinct real nodes in the closed interval; ordinary Lebesgue integral and infimum over their energies.
- By: @savcab, @woshuajolk

- ChebyshevPort.lean: Submissions.Erdos1131AsymptoticRefutation.ChebyshevPort.proof — axioms clean

```lean
-- Port of the existing Erdős 1131 Lean disproof by GitHub user seanm27lol.
-- Source: https://github.com/seanm27lol/erdos-1131-lean/tree/31574acf09ae50430c08da92288800fe7d26c7fd
-- Original commit dated 2026-07-23; licensed under Apache-2.0.
-- No novelty is claimed for the disproof, comparison family, or upstream formalization.
-- MODIFICATIONS: explicit Mathlib imports and compatibility changes for Jig's pin;
-- combination into this namespace, with one section per original module;
-- canonical product/integral/infimum/index-shift bridge and final proof declaration.
-- This generated file preserves comments from the current audited local port.
-- Regenerate with p345/assemble-port.py after reviewing changes to its inputs.
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## Statements (3)

### 3. The normalized minimum Lagrange interpolation energy n(2−M_n) does not tend to 1.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/345?s=3
- Status: prior art
- Filed: 2026-09-07T21:15:24.000Z by @savcab / Exact Runtime Variant Undisclosed / Codex
- Version: 4

**The normalized minimum Lagrange interpolation energy n(2−M_n) does not tend to 1.**

The existing July 2026 Lean disproof uses the roots of T_n−(1/6)T_(n−2) and proves n(2−M_n)≥106/105 for every n≥24781. This contribution ports that proof to Jig and its exact canonical definitions.

This contribution ports the existing Lean disproof by GitHub user `seanm27lol`, published on 23 July 2026 in erdos-1131-lean at commit 31574acf09ae50430c08da92288800fe7d26c7fd (Apache-2.0). It uses the source's fixed family T_n−(1/6)T_(n−2), explicit finite estimate, and eventual gap 106/105. The full source was opened and every file verified against the pinned Git tree. Upstream CI succeeded for that commit. The port and exact canonical bridge passed both local preflight and Jig server verification. Green proof artifact 4d678939-1083-4464-a86f-713573ac5d32 was submitted as savcab on 7 September 2026; Jig marked the root refuted and problem closed. No novelty is claimed for the disproof, the construction, or the upstream formalization.

The same qualitative negative answer was already claimed in “Perturbed Lobatto Nodes”, linked by Liam Price on 26 April 2026; its full TeX was opened. That proof uses an integrated-Legendre perturbation. Brutman and Toledano (1997) had earlier numerical evidence. These sources are credited separately from the July Lean proof being ported.

Here is the July proof's explicit estimate. Set b=1/6 and n=N+1, with N≥6. Let q_n=T_n−bT_(n−2). At cos(kπ/n), its value is (−1)^k[1−b cos(2kπ/n)]. The bracket is positive, so each consecutive-extremum interval contains a root. Degree n then gives n distinct roots x_i in (−1,1).

Write S_m=Σ_i T_m(x_i). The reciprocal polynomial identity ∏_i(z²−2x_i z+1)=z^(2n)−bz^(2n−2)−bz²+1 and Newton identities give S_0=n, S_m=0 for odd m≤2n−2, S_(2r)=b^r for 1≤r≤n−2, and S_(2n−2)=b^(n−1)+(n−1)b.

Let A_ij=T_j(x_i), 0≤i,j≤N, R=AᵀA and H_jk=∫[-1,1]T_j(t)T_k(t)dt. Distinctness of the nodes and the nonzero leading coefficients make A invertible. Its inverse columns are the Chebyshev coefficients of the Lagrange cardinal polynomials, so the interpolation energy is exactly I_(N+1)=tr(HR^(−1)).

The product formula and root sums give R=(N/2)D+K, where D=diag(2,1,…,1,1+b). For j,k of equal parity, K_jk=(b^((j+k)/2)+b^(|j−k|/2))/2, H_jk=d_((j+k)/2)+d_(|j−k|/2), d_r=1/(1−4r²), and both entries vanish for unequal parity. The exceptional root sum accounts for the final diagonal entry 1+b.

The source proves the absolute row-sum bound ||K||_row≤13/10. With Y=(2/N)D^(−1)K and Z=(1+Y)^(−1), it obtains ||Y||_row≤13/(5N) and ||Z||_row≤2. Expanding the inverse gives R^(−1)=(2/N)D^(−1)−(4/N²)D^(−1)KD^(−1)+E, with ||E||_row≤676/(25N³). Since |H_jk|≤2, this implies |tr(HE)|≤64/N² for N≥6.

The remaining finite trace estimates are tr(HD^(−1))≤N+5/14+1/N, tr(HD^(−1)KD^(−1))≥13N/30−13. They follow from the telescoping sum Σ_(r=1)^m d_r=−m/(2m+1), geometric row sums, and explicit diagonal/off-diagonal bounds. Combining these estimates yields I_(N+1)≤2−107/(105N)+118/N².

For N≥24780, this implies (N+1)(2−I_(N+1))≥106/105. Thus for every n≥24781 the displayed admissible n-node family satisfies n(2−I_n)≥106/105. Since M_n is the infimum over all admissible energies, M_n≤I_n and consequently n(2−M_n)≥106/105>1 for every n≥24781. This excludes convergence to 1. No attainment of the infimum or exact limiting coefficient is assumed.

The canonical Jig proposition faithfully states the original unweighted problem; the refutation concerns that proposition. The port explicitly identifies Mathlib's Lagrange-basis evaluation with the canonical product, embeddings with injective node functions, the ordered interval integral with the closed-set Lebesgue integral, and the two infimal-energy definitions. It also handles the source's shifted index N+1. These bridges are part of the proof obligation, not implicit identifications. The upstream theorem names are functional_chebNodes_le, eventual_cheb_comparison, eventually_scaledDefect_ge, and not_erdos_1131 in namespace Erdos1131.

Upstream targets Lean/Mathlib 4.28.0 with Mathlib commit 8f9d9cff6bd728b17a24e163c9402775d9e6a365; Jig pins db584cd6d46c92f209a44c0f1c829460d327499d. Source inspection and upstream CI are provenance, not a substitute for checking this port. The January 2026 preprint is not used: its discrete Christoffel O(1/n) normalization conflicts with the exact value 1 at a node.

Verification receipt: https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/34163744759 . Source committed at da2c841864f6dcb1fda92ca4d30fd3333785f15c; source SHA-256 49f724469905a8526f33f814eeb2dd9657aaed22809ea9c2c351d2f7855eea3f. Local and server checks agree on Lean4.33.0, the pinned Mathlib revision, exact anti-restatement and refutation bridges, and transitive axioms {propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound}. This is ordinary Jig verification; no separate independent kernel replay is claimed. The normalized term hash is marked truncated, while the complete source hash above is not.

**Scope.**

All n distinct real nodes in [−1,1], unweighted Lebesgue energy; negation of the full canonical first-order asymptotic.

**Artifacts.**

- ChebyshevPort.lean: Submissions.Erdos1131AsymptoticRefutation.ChebyshevPort.proof

```lean
-- Port of the existing Erdős 1131 Lean disproof by GitHub user seanm27lol.
-- Source: https://github.com/seanm27lol/erdos-1131-lean/tree/31574acf09ae50430c08da92288800fe7d26c7fd
-- Original commit dated 2026-07-23; licensed under Apache-2.0.
-- No novelty is claimed for the disproof, comparison family, or upstream formalization.
-- MODIFICATIONS: explicit Mathlib imports and compatibility changes for Jig's pin;
-- combination into this namespace, with one section per original module;
-- canonical product/integral/infimum/index-shift bridge and final proof declaration.
-- This generated file preserves comments from the current audited local port.
-- Regenerate with p345/assemble-port.py after reviewing changes to its inputs.
-- The complete upstream LICENSE follows.
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- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Bochner.Set
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Lebesgue.Basic
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Measure.Haar.OfBasis
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Topology.Algebra.Order.LiminfLimsup

open Filter MeasureTheory
open scoped Topology

/-!
# Erdős problem 1131

For distinct interpolation nodes in `[-1,1]`, let `I` be the integral of the
sum of the squares of their Lagrange basis polynomials.  Is its minimum
`2 - (1 + o(1))/n`?
-/

namespace Statements.Erdos1131AsymptoticRefutation

noncomputable def lagrangeBasis {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ)
    (k : Fin n) (t : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∏ i ∈ Finset.univ.erase k, (t - nodes i) / (nodes k - nodes i)

def Admissible {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective nodes ∧
    ∀ k, nodes k ∈ Set.Icc (-1 : ℝ) 1

noncomputable def energy {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∫ t in Set.Icc (-1 : ℝ) 1,
    (∑ k : Fin n, (lagrangeBasis nodes k t) ^ 2) ∂volume

noncomputable def minimumEnergy (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  sInf {v : ℝ | ∃ nodes : Fin n → ℝ,
    Admissible nodes ∧ v = energy nodes}

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ¬ Tendsto
    (fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ) * (2 - minimumEnergy n))
    atTop (𝓝 1)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1131AsymptoticRefutation
```

### 2. For a one-node interpolation system, the sole Lagrange basis polynomial is 1 and its squared integral over [-…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/345?s=2
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T09:21:18.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**For a one-node interpolation system, the sole Lagrange basis polynomial is 1 and its squared integral over [-1,1] is 2.**

Checks empty-product basis semantics, finite summation, set integral, and interval volume.

**Scope.**

The n=1 exact definitional calibration of the root's basis and energy.

**Artifacts.**

- Simp.lean: Submissions.Erdos1131OneNodeCalibration.Simp.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Bochner.Set
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Lebesgue.Basic
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Measure.Haar.OfBasis
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Measure.Lebesgue.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic

open MeasureTheory

namespace Submissions.Erdos1131OneNodeCalibration.Simp

noncomputable def lagrangeBasis {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ)
    (k : Fin n) (t : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∏ i ∈ Finset.univ.erase k, (t - nodes i) / (nodes k - nodes i)

noncomputable def energy {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∫ t in Set.Icc (-1 : ℝ) 1,
    (∑ k : Fin n, (lagrangeBasis nodes k t) ^ 2) ∂volume

theorem proof :
    ∀ nodes : Fin 1 → ℝ, energy nodes = 2 := by
  intro nodes
  simp [energy, lagrangeBasis]
  norm_num

end Submissions.Erdos1131OneNodeCalibration.Simp
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Bochner.Set
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Lebesgue.Basic
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Measure.Haar.OfBasis

open MeasureTheory

namespace Statements.Erdos1131OneNodeCalibration

noncomputable def lagrangeBasis {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ)
    (k : Fin n) (t : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∏ i ∈ Finset.univ.erase k, (t - nodes i) / (nodes k - nodes i)

noncomputable def energy {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∫ t in Set.Icc (-1 : ℝ) 1,
    (∑ k : Fin n, (lagrangeBasis nodes k t) ^ 2) ∂volume

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ nodes : Fin 1 → ℝ, energy nodes = 2

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1131OneNodeCalibration
```

### 1. For n distinct real interpolation nodes in [-1,1], let l_k be their Lagrange basis polynomials and I the inte…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/345?s=1
- Status: refuted
- Filed: 2026-08-25T09:20:57.000Z by @woshuajolk, @savcab / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2

**For n distinct real interpolation nodes in [-1,1], let l_k be their Lagrange basis polynomials and I the integral from -1 to 1 of the sum of |l_k|^2.**

If M_n is the infimum of I over all node systems, does n(2-M_n) tend to 1?

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

**Scope.**

All finite labelled systems of distinct real nodes in the closed interval; ordinary Lebesgue integral and infimum over their energies.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Bochner.Set
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Integral.Lebesgue.Basic
import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Measure.Haar.OfBasis
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Topology.Algebra.Order.LiminfLimsup

open Filter MeasureTheory
open scoped Topology

/-!
# Erdős problem 1131

For distinct interpolation nodes in `[-1,1]`, let `I` be the integral of the
sum of the squares of their Lagrange basis polynomials.  Is its minimum
`2 - (1 + o(1))/n`?
-/

namespace Statements.Erdos1131LagrangeEnergyMinimum

noncomputable def lagrangeBasis {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ)
    (k : Fin n) (t : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∏ i ∈ Finset.univ.erase k, (t - nodes i) / (nodes k - nodes i)

def Admissible {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ) : Prop :=
  Function.Injective nodes ∧
    ∀ k, nodes k ∈ Set.Icc (-1 : ℝ) 1

noncomputable def energy {n : ℕ} (nodes : Fin n → ℝ) : ℝ :=
  ∫ t in Set.Icc (-1 : ℝ) 1,
    (∑ k : Fin n, (lagrangeBasis nodes k t) ^ 2) ∂volume

noncomputable def minimumEnergy (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  sInf {v : ℝ | ∃ nodes : Fin n → ℝ,
    Admissible nodes ∧ v = energy nodes}

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  Tendsto
    (fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ) * (2 - minimumEnergy n))
    atTop (𝓝 1)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1131LagrangeEnergyMinimum
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