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Erdős problem #723
If there is a finite projective plane of order $n$ then must $n$ be a prime power? A finite projective plane of order $n$ is a collection of subsets of $\{1,\ldots,n^2+n+1\}$ of size $n+1$ such that every pair of elements is contained in exactly one set.
Official database status is falsifiable; refine the exact certificate contract before any candidate claim.
- Difficulty
- 7/10
- Attempts
- 0
- Last attempt
- Not yet
- Source status
- falsifiable
- External validation
- none
combinatorics
Resumable campaign memory
0 epochs · 0 promising · 0 blocked · 0 ruled outResearch map
Select the cheapest new discriminator.
First action: Review the source and strategy registry.
Stop or redirect when: The planned discriminator resolves the route.
- No open lead is checkpointed.
- No strategy has completed an epoch yet.
- Nothing has been rigorously ruled out yet.
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