Unsolved Problems

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COMB-001
Open

The Hadwiger-Nelson Problem

What is the minimum number of colors needed to color the points of the plane such that no two points at distance 1 have the same color?...

L3
Combinatorics
421
28
COMB-003
Open

Ramsey Number R(5,5)

What is the exact value of $R(5,5)$, the smallest number $n$ such that any 2-coloring of the edges of $K_n$ contains a monochromatic $K_5$?...

L3
Combinatorics
543
32
COMB-004
Open

The Lonely Runner Conjecture

For any $n$ runners on a circular track with distinct constant speeds, each runner is "lonely" (distance at least $1/n$ from all others) at some time....

L3
Combinatorics
234
14
COMB-005
Open

Frankl's Union-Closed Sets Conjecture

For every finite union-closed family of sets (other than the empty family), there exists an element that belongs to at least half of the sets....

L3
Combinatorics
389
21
COMB-004
Open

Singmaster's Conjecture

Does there exist a finite upper bound on how many times a number (other than 1) can appear in Pascal's triangle?...

L3
Combinatorics
298
26
COMB-004
Open

No-Three-in-Line Problem

What is the maximum number of points in an $n \times n$ grid with no three collinear?...

L3
Combinatorics
298
24
GAME-004
Open

Tic-Tac-Toe Winning Dimension

Given the width of a tic-tac-toe board, what is the smallest dimension guaranteeing X has a winning strategy?...

L3
Combinatorics
445
34
GAME-005
Open

Perfect Chess

What is the outcome of a perfectly played game of chess?...

L3
Combinatorics
1534
112
GAME-006
Open

Perfect Komi in Go

What is the perfect value of komi (compensation points) in Go?...

L3
Combinatorics
789
58
GAME-008
Open

Octal Games Periodicity

Are the nim-sequences of all finite octal games eventually periodic?...

L3
Combinatorics
234
18
GAME-009
Open

Grundy's Game Periodicity

Is the nim-sequence of Grundy's game eventually periodic?...

L3
Combinatorics
278
21
GAME-010
Open

Rendezvous Problem

What is the optimal strategy for two agents to meet on a network without communication?...

L3
Combinatorics
312
24
COMB-001
Open

1/3-2/3 Conjecture

Does every non-total finite poset have two elements x,y with P(x before y in random linear extension) ∈ [1/3, 2/3]?...

L3
Combinatorics
124
9