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New lower bounds for van der Waerden numbers

Abstract:
We show that there is a red-blue colouring of [N] with no blue 3-term arithmetic progression and no red arithmetic progression of length eC(logN)3/4(loglogN)1/4. Consequently, the two-colour van der Waerden number w(3,k) is bounded below by kb(k), where b(k)=c(logkloglogk)1/3. Previously it had been speculated, supported by data, that w(3,k)=O(k2).
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1017/fmp.2022.12

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
Oxford college:
Magdalen College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-2224-1193


Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Journal:
Forum of Mathematics, Pi More from this journal
Volume:
10
Article number:
e18
Publication date:
2022-07-13
Acceptance date:
2022-03-08
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EISSN:
2050-5086


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1269507
Local pid:
pubs:1269507
Deposit date:
2022-10-10

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