Unsolved Problems

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TOP-001
Open

Unknotting Problem

Can unknots be recognized in polynomial time?...

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Topology
334
27
GEOM-008
Open

Illumination Problem

Can every convex body in $\mathbb{R}^n$ be illuminated by $2^n$ light sources?...

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Geometry
234
19
ST-001
Open

Partition Principle Implies Axiom of Choice

Does the partition principle (PP) imply the axiom of choice (AC)?...

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Set Theory
234
18
ST-004
Open

GCH and Suslin Trees

Does the generalized continuum hypothesis imply the existence of an $\aleph_2$-Suslin tree?...

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Set Theory
167
13
ST-009
Open

Jónsson Algebra on ℵ_ω

Does there exist a Jónsson algebra on $\aleph_\omega$?...

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Set Theory
134
10
ST-010
Open

Open Coloring Axiom and Continuum Hypothesis

Is the open coloring axiom (OCA) consistent with $2^{\aleph_0} > \aleph_2$?...

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Set Theory
156
12
GAME-007
Open

Cap Set Problem

What is the largest possible cap set in $n$-dimensional affine space over the three-element field?...

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Combinatorics
356
28
PROB-001
Open

Ibragimov-Iosifescu Conjecture for φ-mixing

Does the Ibragimov-Iosifescu conjecture hold for φ-mixing sequences?...

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Analysis
187
14
GEOM-010
Open

Kissing Number Problem

What is the kissing number (maximum number of non-overlapping unit spheres that can touch a central unit sphere) in dimensions other than 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

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Geometry
534
41
GEOM-014
Open

Carathéodory Conjecture

Does every convex, closed, twice-differentiable surface in 3D Euclidean space have at least two umbilical points?...

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Geometry
312
24
GEOM-015
Open

Cartan-Hadamard Conjecture

Does the isoperimetric inequality extend to Cartan-Hadamard manifolds (complete simply-connected manifolds of nonpositive curvature)?...

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Geometry
267
20
GEOM-016
Open

Chern's Conjecture (Affine Geometry)

Does the Euler characteristic of a compact affine manifold vanish?...

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Geometry
189
15
GEOM-019
Open

Hadwiger Conjecture (Covering)

Can every $n$-dimensional convex body be covered by at most $2^n$ smaller positively homothetic copies?...

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Geometry
298
23
GEOM-020
Open

Happy Ending Problem

What is the minimum number $g(n)$ of points in general position in the plane guaranteeing a convex $n$-gon?...

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Geometry
345
27
GEOM-021
Open

Heilbronn Triangle Problem

What configuration of $n$ points in the unit square maximizes the area of the smallest triangle they determine?...

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Geometry
223
17
GEOM-022
Open

Kalai's 3^d Conjecture

Does every centrally symmetric $d$-dimensional polytope have at least $3^d$ faces?...

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Geometry
189
15
GEOM-024
Open

Unit Distance Problem

How many pairs of points at unit distance can be determined by $n$ points in the Euclidean plane?...

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Geometry
267
21
GEOM-027
Open

Danzer's Problem

Do Danzer sets of bounded density or bounded separation exist?...

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Geometry
201
16
GRAPH-001
Open

Brouwer's Conjecture on Graph Laplacians

Can the sum of eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix of a graph be bounded by the number of edges?...

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Graph Theory
234
18
GRAPH-003
Open

Graham's Pebbling Conjecture

Is the pebbling number of the Cartesian product of two graphs at least the product of their pebbling numbers?...

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Graph Theory
189
15
GRAPH-004
Open

Meyniel's Conjecture on Cop Number

Is the cop number of a connected n-vertex graph $O(\sqrt{n})$?...

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Graph Theory
267
21
GRAPH-006
Open

1-Factorization Conjecture

Does every k-regular graph on 2n vertices admit a 1-factorization when k ≥ n (or k ≥ n-1 for even n)?...

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Graph Theory
201
16
GRAPH-007
Open

Perfect 1-Factorization Conjecture

Does every complete graph on an even number of vertices admit a perfect 1-factorization?...

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Graph Theory
234
18
GRAPH-008
Open

Cereceda's Conjecture

For k-degenerate graphs, can any (k+2)-coloring be transformed to any other in polynomial steps via single-vertex recolorings?...

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Graph Theory
167
13
GRAPH-010
Open

Gyárfás-Sumner Conjecture

Is every graph class defined by excluding one fixed tree as an induced subgraph χ-bounded?...

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Graph Theory
178
14
GRAPH-011
Open

Jaeger's Petersen Coloring Conjecture

Does every bridgeless cubic graph have a cycle-continuous mapping to the Petersen graph?...

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Graph Theory
156
12
GRAPH-012
Open

List Coloring Conjecture

For every graph, does the list chromatic index equal the chromatic index?...

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Graph Theory
198
15
GRAPH-013
Open

Overfull Conjecture

Is a graph with maximum degree Δ(G) ≥ n/3 in class 2 if and only if it has an overfull subgraph with the same maximum degree?...

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Graph Theory
167
13
GRAPH-014
Open

Total Coloring Conjecture

Is the total chromatic number of every graph at most Δ + 2, where Δ is the maximum degree?...

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Graph Theory
245
19
GRAPH-015
Open

Albertson Conjecture

Can the crossing number of a graph be lower-bounded by the crossing number of a complete graph with the same chromatic number?...

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Graph Theory
178
14
GRAPH-018
Open

Harborth's Conjecture

Can every planar graph be drawn with integer edge lengths?...

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Graph Theory
189
15
GRAPH-019
Open

Negami's Conjecture

Does every graph with a planar cover have a projective-plane embedding?...

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Graph Theory
156
12
GRAPH-020
Open

Turán's Brick Factory Problem

What is the minimum crossing number of the complete bipartite graph $K_{m,n}$?...

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Graph Theory
212
17
GRAPH-021
Open

Guy's Crossing Number Conjecture

Is the crossing number of the complete graph $K_n$ equal to the value given by Guy's formula?...

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Graph Theory
198
15
GRAPH-022
Open

Universal Point Sets

Do planar graphs have universal point sets of subquadratic size?...

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Graph Theory
167
13
GRAPH-023
Open

Conference Graph Existence

Does there exist a conference graph for every number of vertices $v > 1$ where $v \equiv 1 \pmod{4}$ and v is an odd sum of two squares?...

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Graph Theory
145
11
GRAPH-024
Open

Conway's 99-Graph Problem

Does there exist a strongly regular graph with parameters (99,14,1,2)?...

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Graph Theory
178
14
GRAPH-025
Open

Degree Diameter Problem

For given maximum degree d and diameter k, what is the largest possible number of vertices in a graph?...

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Graph Theory
189
15
GRAPH-027
Open

Barnette's Conjecture

Does every cubic bipartite three-connected planar graph have a Hamiltonian cycle?...

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Graph Theory
212
17
GRAPH-028
Open

Chvátal's Toughness Conjecture

Is there a constant t such that every t-tough graph is Hamiltonian?...

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Graph Theory
178
14
GRAPH-029
Open

Cycle Double Cover Conjecture

Does every bridgeless graph have a collection of cycles that covers each edge exactly twice?...

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Graph Theory
198
15
GRAPH-030
Open

Erdős-Gyárfás Conjecture

Does every graph with minimum degree 3 contain cycles of lengths that are powers of 2?...

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Graph Theory
167
13
GRAPH-032
Open

Linear Arboricity Conjecture

Can every graph with maximum degree Δ be decomposed into at most ⌈(Δ+1)/2⌉ linear forests?...

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Graph Theory
156
12
GRAPH-033
Open

Lovász Conjecture

Does every finite connected vertex-transitive graph contain a Hamiltonian path?...

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Graph Theory
189
15
GRAPH-034
Open

Oberwolfach Problem

For which 2-regular graphs H can the complete graph be decomposed into edge-disjoint copies of H?...

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Graph Theory
167
13
GRAPH-037
Open

Sumner's Conjecture

Does every (2n-2)-vertex tournament contain every n-vertex oriented tree?...

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Graph Theory
156
12
GRAPH-038
Open

Tuza's Conjecture

Can the edges of any graph be covered by at most 2ν triangles, where ν is the maximum size of a triangle packing?...

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Graph Theory
189
15
GRAPH-039
Open

Unfriendly Partition Conjecture

Does every countable graph admit a partition where every vertex has at least as many neighbors outside its part as inside?...

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Graph Theory
145
11
GRAPH-040
Open

Zarankiewicz Problem

What is the maximum number of edges in a bipartite graph on (m,n) vertices with no complete bipartite subgraph $K_{s,t}$?...

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Graph Theory
198
16
GRAPH-041
Open

Vizing's Conjecture

For the Cartesian product of graphs $G \square H$, is the domination number at least $\gamma(G) \cdot \gamma(H)$?...

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Graph Theory
172
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