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2 claims from 2 papers

1. Mathematics › Analytic Number Theory Research

   A SAT Attack on the Erdős Discrepancy Conjecture

   Konev and Lisitsa · Lecture notes in computer science · 2014

   The paper encodes the Erdős discrepancy problem as Boolean satisfiability, uses SAT solvers to settle the case C=2, and reports partial results for C=3.

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   1. Supported · 71%Using SAT solvers, the authors found a ±1 sequence of length 1160 with discrepancy 2 and a proof that none of length 1161 exists.“We show that by encoding the problem into Boolean satisfiability and applying the state of the art SAT solvers, one can obtain a sequence of length 1160 with discrepancy 2 and a proof of the Erdos discrepancy conjecture for C=2, claiming that no sequence of length 1161 and discrepancy 2 exists.”

2. Mathematics › Limits and Structures in Graph Theory

   A New Method to Construct Lower Bounds for Van der Waerden Numbers

   Herwig, Heule, Van Lambalgen and van Maaren · The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics · 2007

   The paper introduces the Cyclic Zipper Method, which exploits symmetries and repetitions in Van der Waerden certificates to construct lower bounds, and introduces two ways to visualise certificates.

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   1. Supported · 71%The authors present the Cyclic Zipper Method for building lower bounds on Van der Waerden numbers, and say it improved seven known lower bounds.“We present the Cyclic Zipper Method, a procedure to construct lower bounds for Van der Waerden numbers. Using this method we improved seven lower bounds.”