Unsolved Problems

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GEOM-007
Open

Kakeya Conjecture

Must a Kakeya set in $\mathbb{R}^n$ have Hausdorff and Minkowski dimension $n$?...

L5
Geometry
289
23
GEOM-008
Open

Illumination Problem

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

L4
Geometry
234
19
DYN-002
Open

MLC Conjecture

Is the Mandelbrot set locally connected?...

L5
Partial Differential Equations
398
32
DYN-003
Open

Weinstein Conjecture

Does every regular compact contact-type level set carry a periodic orbit?...

L5
Partial Differential Equations
256
20
DYN-004
Open

Birkhoff Conjecture

If a billiard table is strictly convex and integrable, must its boundary be an ellipse?...

L5
Partial Differential Equations
289
23
ALGGEOM-001
Open

Abundance Conjecture

If the canonical bundle of a variety is nef, must it be semiample?...

L5
Algebraic Geometry
234
18
LOGIC-001
Open

Vaught Conjecture

Is the number of countable models of a complete first-order theory finite, $\aleph_0$, or $2^{\aleph_0}$?...

L5
Algebra
298
24
LOGIC-002
Open

Cherlin-Zilber Conjecture

Is every simple group with $\aleph_0$-stable theory an algebraic group over an algebraically closed field?...

L5
Algebra
245
19
GEOM-009
Open

Yang-Mills Existence and Mass Gap

Does Yang-Mills theory exist mathematically and exhibit a mass gap in 4D?...

L5
Geometry
567
47
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-002
Open

Woodin's GCH below Strongly Compact Cardinals

Does the generalized continuum hypothesis below a strongly compact cardinal imply it everywhere?...

L5
Set Theory
189
15
ST-003
Open

GCH and Diamond Principle

Does the generalized continuum hypothesis entail the diamond principle $\diamondsuit(E_{\text{cf}(\lambda)}^{\lambda^+})$ for every singular cardinal ...

L5
Set Theory
156
12
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-006
Open

Ultimate Core Model

Does there exist an ultimate core model containing all large cardinals?...

L5
Set Theory
178
14
ST-007
Open

Woodin's Ω-Conjecture

If there is a proper class of Woodin cardinals, does Ω-logic satisfy an analogue of Gödel's completeness theorem?...

L5
Set Theory
145
11
ST-008
Open

Strongly Compact vs Supercompact Cardinals

Does the consistency of a strongly compact cardinal imply the consistent existence of a supercompact cardinal?...

L5
Set Theory
167
13
ST-009
Open

Jónsson Algebra on ℵ_ω

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

L4
Set Theory
134
10
ST-010
Open

Open Coloring Axiom and Continuum Hypothesis

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

L4
Set Theory
156
12
ST-011
Open

Reinhardt Cardinals without Choice

Without assuming the axiom of choice, can a nontrivial elementary embedding V→V exist?...

L5
Set Theory
189
15
GAME-001
Open

Sudoku: Unique Solution Puzzles

How many Sudoku puzzles have exactly one solution?...

L2
Combinatorics
892
67
GAME-002
Open

Sudoku: Minimal Puzzles Count

How many Sudoku puzzles with exactly one solution are minimal (removing any clue creates multiple solutions)?...

L2
Combinatorics
678
51
GAME-003
Open

Maximum Givens in Minimal Sudoku

What is the maximum number of givens for a minimal Sudoku puzzle?...

L2
Combinatorics
567
43
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-007
Open

Cap Set Problem

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

L4
Combinatorics
356
28
GAME-008
Open

Octal Games Periodicity

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

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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
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, ...

L4
Geometry
534
41
GEOM-013
Open

Tammes Problem

For n > 14 points (except n=24), what is the maximum minimum distance between points on a unit sphere?...

L3
Geometry
245
19
GEOM-014
Open

Carathéodory Conjecture

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

L4
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)?...

L4
Geometry
267
20
GEOM-016
Open

Chern's Conjecture (Affine Geometry)

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

L4
Geometry
189
15
GEOM-017
Open

Hopf Conjectures

What are the relationships between curvature and Euler characteristic for higher-dimensional Riemannian manifolds?...

L5
Geometry
234
18
GEOM-018
Open

Yau's Conjecture on First Eigenvalue

Is the first eigenvalue of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on an embedded minimal hypersurface of $S^{n+1}$ equal to $n$?...

L5
Geometry
178
14
GEOM-019
Open

Hadwiger Conjecture (Covering)

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

L4
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?...

L4
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?...

L4
Geometry
223
17
GEOM-022
Open

Kalai's 3^d Conjecture

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

L4
Geometry
189
15
GEOM-023
Open

Orchard-Planting Problem

What is the maximum number of 3-point lines attainable by a configuration of $n$ points in the plane?...

L3
Geometry
234
18
GEOM-024
Open

Unit Distance Problem

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

L4
Geometry
267
21
GEOM-025
Open

Bellman's Lost-in-a-Forest Problem

What is the shortest path that guarantees reaching the boundary of a given shape, starting from an unknown point with unknown orientation?...

L3
Geometry
423
33
GEOM-026
Open

Borromean Rings Question

Can three unknotted space curves (not all circles) be arranged as Borromean rings?...

L3
Geometry
312
24
GEOM-027
Open

Danzer's Problem

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

L4
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?...

L4
Graph Theory
234
18
GRAPH-002
Open

Eternal Domination vs Domination Number

Does there exist a graph where the dominating number equals the eternal dominating number and both are less than the clique covering number?...

L3
Graph Theory
156
12
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?...

L4
Graph Theory
189
15
GRAPH-004
Open

Meyniel's Conjecture on Cop Number

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

L4
Graph Theory
267
21