The graceful tree conjecture
Show that every tree with m edges can be labelled by distinct numbers 0 to m so that the edge differences are exactly 1 to m.
Openper Formal Conjectures, 2026-10-20
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Problems
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Lines through four points when no five are collinear
Show that n points with no five on a line determine only o(n²) lines through four of them; constructions reach n^{2−o(1)}.
Open, $100 prizeper Erdős Problems, 2026-10-20$100 prize
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Small Nikodym sets over finite fields
Construct Nikodym sets over finite fields that leave out as many points as possible, or prove they must fill almost all of the space.
Openper AlphaEvolve Repository of Problems, 2026-10-20
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Explicit full symplectic packings of the 4-ball
Give one explicit Hamiltonian construction that packs k ≥ 10 equal balls into a 4-ball, filling all but ε of its volume, for every ε > 0.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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Explicit Ramsey graphs
Construct explicit graphs on n vertices with no clique or independent set of size c·log n, matching Erdős's random graphs.
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Euler's sum of powers conjecture beyond fifth powers
Find k−1 positive k-th powers summing to a k-th power for some k ≥ 6, extending the counterexamples to Euler's conjecture for k = 4 and 5.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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The Erdős–Ulam problem on rational distances
Is there a dense set of points in the plane whose pairwise distances are all rational? Expected no, known only conditionally.
The Erdős–Turán conjecture on additive bases
Show that if every large integer is a sum of two elements of A, some integers have arbitrarily many such representations.
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The Erdős–Straus conjecture
Show that 4/n is a sum of three unit fractions with distinct denominators for every n > 2, or find a counterexample.
The Erdős similarity problem
Show that for every infinite set A of reals some set of positive measure contains no scaled and shifted copy of A.
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Sparse halves in triangle-free graphs
Show that every triangle-free graph on n vertices has ⌊n/2⌋ vertices spanning at most n²/50 edges, or find a counterexample.
Open, $250 prizeper Erdős Problems, 2026-10-20$250 prize
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The Erdős matching conjecture
Determine the largest r-uniform hypergraph on n vertices with no k disjoint edges; Erdős conjectured one of two simple families wins.
The Erdős–Hajnal conjecture
Show that graphs avoiding a fixed induced subgraph H always contain a clique or independent set of size n^{c(H)}.
Cycles of length a power of two (the Erdős–Gyárfás conjecture)
Show that every finite graph with minimum degree 3 has a cycle of length 4, 8, 16 or another power of two, or find a counterexample.
Open, $1000 prizeper Erdős Problems, 2026-10-20$1000 prize
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The Erdős distinct distances problem
Show that n points in the plane always determine at least c·n/√(log n) distinct distances, as the square grid does.
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Empires and percolation: regions merging at a constant rate
Decide whether planar regions merging with neighbours at a constant rate form an infinite region in finite time.
Openper David Aldous's open problems, 2026-10-20
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Elliptic curves with a prescribed number of points
Given a prime p > 2^80 and a target N with a large CM discriminant, quickly construct an elliptic curve over F_p with exactly N points.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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Integers not overtaken by m + τ(m)
Find n > 24 such that m + τ(m) ≤ n + 2 for every m < n, where τ counts divisors, or prove that none exists.
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The diameter sphere theorem up to diffeomorphism
Decide whether a manifold with sectional curvature at least 1 and diameter above π/2 must be diffeomorphic to the standard sphere.
Openper AIM Problem Lists, 2026-10-20
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The exponential growth rate of Ramsey numbers
Find lim R(k)^{1/k} for the diagonal Ramsey numbers, or even prove that the limit exists; it lies between √2 and 3.8.
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Dense polynomials whose squares are sparse
Find a polynomial of degree n with all n+1 coefficients nonzero integers whose square has fewer than √n nonzero coefficients.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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Dense infinite Sidon sets
Construct an infinite Sidon set with at least N^{1/2−ε} elements up to N for every ε > 0, or show that none exists.
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The de Bruijn–Newman constant
Narrow the de Bruijn–Newman constant, which equals 0 exactly when the Riemann hypothesis holds; it is known that 0 ≤ Λ ≤ 0.2.
Openper Optimization Constants in Mathematics, 2026-10-20
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Cotype of the triple projective tensor product of Hilbert spaces
Decide whether the triple projective tensor product of Hilbert spaces ℓ2 ⊗π ℓ2 ⊗π ℓ2 has non-trivial cotype.
Openper AIM Problem Lists, 2026-10-20
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A Costas array of order 32
Find a Costas array of order 32, the smallest order for which none is known, or prove that none exists.
Openper Open problems in Costas arrays (K. Drakakis), 2026-10-20
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Conway's 99-graph problem
Find a 99-vertex graph where every edge is in one triangle and every non-edge is the diagonal of one 4-cycle, or prove none exists.
Openper Parameters of strongly regular graphs (A. E. Brouwer), 2026-10-20
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Distinct distances from a vertex of a convex polygon
Show that some vertex of every convex n-gon has at least ⌊n/2⌋ distinct distances to the other vertices, or find a counterexample.
Composite numbers in sumsets of sparse sets
Show that if A, B ⊆ {1,…,N} each have at least N^0.49 elements, then the sumset A + B contains a composite number.
Openper Ben Green's 100 open problems, 2026-10-20
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Circulant weighing matrices: the open cases
Decide which open circulant weighing matrices CW(n, k) exist, starting with CW(96, 36): give a first row or prove that none exists.
Openper La Jolla Circulant Weighing Matrices Repository, 2026-10-20
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Packing equal circles in a square
Pack N equal circles in a unit square with the largest possible radius: beat a Packomania record, or prove optimality for N = 31.