Spherical codes and designs
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Problems
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Unit circles through three of n points
Show that n points in the plane have only o(n²) unit circles passing through three of them; the best construction gives n^{3/2}.
Open, $100 prizeper Erdős Problems, 2026-10-20$100 prize
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Triangles of area one in sets of large measure
Show that every planar set of large enough measure contains the vertices of a triangle of area 1; Erdős guessed area 4π/√27 suffices.
The Thomson problem
Find or prove the minimum-energy arrangements of N electrons on a sphere; optimality is proved only for a few small N.
Openper AlphaEvolve Repository of Problems, 2026-10-20
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The Tammes problem and the table of spherical codes
Spread N points on a sphere to maximize the smallest angle: beat an entry of Cohn's table or prove optimality, as for 15 points.
Openper Kissing numbers and spherical codes (Henry Cohn), 2026-10-20
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Spreading points evenly: the max-to-min distance ratio
Place n points to minimize the ratio of the largest to the smallest distance; exact values in the plane are known only up to n = 8.
Openper AlphaEvolve Repository of Problems, 2026-10-20
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Lebesgue's universal covering problem
Find the least area of a convex shape that covers every planar set of diameter 1, now known to lie between 0.832 and 0.8440936.
Openper Optimization Constants in Mathematics, 2026-10-20
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Kissing numbers
Improve the bounds on kissing numbers in dimensions up to 48, starting with dimension 5, where 40 ≤ τ(5) ≤ 44.
Openper Kissing numbers and spherical codes (Henry Cohn), 2026-10-20
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Integer distances in general position
Find 8 or more points in the plane, no three on a line and no four on a circle, with all pairwise distances integers.
The Hirsch conjecture in dimension four
Find a 4-dimensional polytope with n facets whose graph has diameter greater than n − 4, or prove the Hirsch bound in dimension 4.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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Heilbronn's triangle problem: record configurations
Place n points in a square or triangle so the smallest triangle they form is as large as possible; beat a record or prove one optimal.
Openper The Heilbronn Problem (record tables), 2026-10-20
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The Erdős–Szekeres happy ending problem
Prove that any 2^{n−2}+1 points in general position in the plane contain a convex n-gon; open from n = 7 on.
Open, $500 prizeper Erdős Problems, 2026-10-20$500 prize
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Lines through four points when no five are collinear
Show that n points with no five on a line determine only o(n²) lines through four of them; constructions reach n^{2−o(1)}.
Open, $100 prizeper Erdős Problems, 2026-10-20$100 prize
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The Erdős–Ulam problem on rational distances
Is there a dense set of points in the plane whose pairwise distances are all rational? Expected no, known only conditionally.
The Erdős distinct distances problem
Show that n points in the plane always determine at least c·n/√(log n) distinct distances, as the square grid does.
Open, $500 prizeper Erdős Problems, 2026-10-20$500 prize
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Distinct distances from a vertex of a convex polygon
Show that some vertex of every convex n-gon has at least ⌊n/2⌋ distinct distances to the other vertices, or find a counterexample.
Packing equal circles in a square
Pack N equal circles in a unit square with the largest possible radius: beat a Packomania record, or prove optimality for N = 31.
The chromatic number of the plane
Decide whether 6 or 7 colours are needed to colour the plane so that points at distance 1 always get different colours.