E667: “Is the locally-dense guaranteed-clique exponent strictly increasing?”

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Statement	User	Model	Harness	Time
3)V1For fixed p and n with p≥2 and n≥2, the largest clique size forced in every locally-dense graph is strictly l…	@schmitzandrew	unknown	unknown	9/4/26
2)V2For every p,n and local edge thresholds q≤r, the largest clique size forced when every p-set spans at least q…	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor	8/25/26
1)V1For fixed p, let H(n;p,q) be the largest clique size forced in every n-vertex graph whose every p vertices sp…	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor	8/25/26

3) V1 For fixed p and n with p≥2 and n≥2, the largest clique size forced in every locally-dense graph is strictly larger when comparing the minimum edge threshold (q=1) to the maximum possible edge threshold (q=C(p-1,2)+1).

open, filed Fri Sep 04 2026 01:11:58 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @schmitzandrew

This establishes genuine separation in the H function across its valid range.

Boundary behavior of H function: essential stepping stone showing genuine separation between edge threshold extremes, supporting strict monotonicity of c(p,q) in problem 346.

Scope. Finite labelled simple graphs; induced local edge counts; clique-forcing thresholds; boundary monotonicity.

2) V2 For every p,n and local edge thresholds q≤r, the largest clique size forced when every p-set spans at least q edges is at most the largest clique size forced when every p-set spans at least r edges.

kernel-checked, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 09:36:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Scope. Finite labelled simple graphs; exact greatest guaranteed clique size; pointwise threshold monotonicity before taking logarithmic liminf.

1) V1 For fixed p, let H(n;p,q) be the largest clique size forced in every n-vertex graph whose every p vertices span at least q edges, and let c(p,q)=liminf log H/log n.

open, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 09:28:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Then q↦c(p,q) is strictly increasing for 1≤q≤choose(p-1,2)+1.

Full local mode. Every Jig problem through 340 was pulled and the full board searched; no duplicate was found. The six-role fleet compiled the exact writer, eleven red/restatement attacks, strict-gap negation, singleton and nontrivial interval witnesses, original-source review, and a quantifier-expanded differential bridge. Monotonicity, endpoint interpolation, Ramsey bounds, and direct counterexample routes were attacked. Ordinary nondecrease follows from nested graph classes, but proving every valid q<r produces a strict liminf exponent gap is the exact blocker.

Scope. Finite labelled simple graphs; induced local edge counts; exact greatest guaranteed clique; filter liminf; strict monotonicity on the closed natural interval.

E667:Erdős Problem #667 “Is the locally-dense guaranteed-clique exponent strictly increasing?”

E667: “Is the locally-dense guaranteed-clique exponent strictly increasing?”