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@archiebrowne archiebrowne commented Dec 18, 2025

Let $A \subset \mathbb{N}$ be an infinite set for which there exists some $\epsilon > 0$ such that
in any subset of $A$ of size $n$ there is a subset of size at least $\epsilon n$ which contains no
three-term arithmetic progression.

Is it true that $A$ is the union of a finite number of sets which contain no three-term arithmetic
progression?

Closes #973

@YaelDillies YaelDillies added the awaiting-author The author should answer a question or perform changes. Reply when done. label Dec 20, 2025
@YaelDillies YaelDillies changed the title Erdos 847 feat(ErdosProblems): 847 Dec 20, 2025
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@github-actions github-actions bot added the erdos-problems Erdős Problems label Jan 9, 2026
with HasFew3APs name instead of h\eps
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Done! thanks

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def HasFew3APs (A : Set ℕ) :=
∃ (ε : ℝ), ε > 0 ∧ ∀ (B : Set ℕ), B ⊆ A → Finite B →
∃ (C : Set ℕ), C ⊆ B ∧ C.ncard ≥ ε * B.ncard ∧ ThreeAPFree C
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Can you inline this definition?

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