geometry-topology / Discrete Geometry

Erdős Problem #769

For the least cutoff $c(n)$ after which every $k$ occurs as the number of homothetic cubes in a decomposition of the unit $n$-cube, is $c(n) \gg n^n$? The Lean proof shows $c(n) = o(n^n)$ along odd dimensions.

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geometry-topologyJul 13, 2026Significance 10/100Registry: lean verified

Erdős Problem #769

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the conjectured lower bound is disproved; good bounds for c(n) remain open

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For the least cutoff $c(n)$ after which every $k$ occurs as the number of homothetic cubes in a decomposition of the unit $n$-cube, is $c(n) \gg n^n$? The Lean proof shows $c(n) = o(n^n)$ along odd dimensions.

the conjectured lower bound is disproved; good bounds for c(n) remain open

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