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2 claims from 2 papers

1. Mathematics › Limits and Structures in Graph Theory

   Symmetric Sum-Free Partitions and Lower Bounds for Schur Numbers

   Fredricksen and Sweet · The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics · 2000

   The paper gives new lower bounds for the Schur numbers S(6) and S(7), implying new lower bounds for two multicolour Ramsey numbers, and notes some features of symmetric sum-free partitions into 5 sets.

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   1. Supported · 71%The paper gives new lower bounds for the Schur numbers S(6) and S(7), and so for the multicolour Ramsey numbers R_6(3) and R_7(3).“We give new lower bounds for the Schur numbers $S(6)$ and $S(7)$. This will imply new lower bounds for the Multicolor Ramsey Numbers $R_6(3)$ and $R_7(3)$.”

2. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Schur Number Five

   Heule · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2017

   The paper solves the century-old Schur Number Five problem, giving n = 160, using parallel satisfiability solving, and checks the result with a two-petabyte proof certified by a formally verified checker.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper reports that Schur Number Five is 160, found by turning the problem into propositional logic and solving it with massively parallel satisfiability techniques.“We obtained the solution, n = 160, by encoding the problem into propositional logic and applying massively parallel satisfiability solving techniques on the resulting formula.”