The Littlewood conjecture
Prove that n‖nα‖‖nβ‖ gets arbitrarily close to 0 for every pair of real numbers α and β.
Problems
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Lipschitz graphs without three-term progressions
Find a function N → Z with bounded steps whose graph has no three-term progression, or prove none exists (the additive square problem).
Openper Ben Green's 100 open problems, 2026-10-20
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Is linear sketching over F2 optimal for one-way XOR communication?
Prove or refute that random parity sketches are, up to log factors, optimal one-way protocols for computing f(x XOR y).
Covering a polynomial lemniscate by discs
Show that the set where a monic polynomial has modulus at most 1 can be covered by discs whose radii sum to at most 2.
Lehmer's totient problem
Decide whether some composite number n has Euler's totient φ(n) dividing n − 1, as every prime does.
Openper Formal Conjectures, 2026-10-20
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Lehmer's Mahler measure problem
Beat Lehmer's 1.17628 with an integer polynomial of smaller Mahler measure above 1, or prove the measures stay away from 1.
Openper Optimization Constants in Mathematics, 2026-10-20
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Legendre pairs of length 115 and the other open lengths below 200
Find a Legendre pair of length 115, 145, 159, 161, 169, 175, 177, 185, 187 or 195, the open odd lengths below 200.
Why do sources of water pollution persist for decades in catchments?
Explain why nitrogen and other pollution sources keep degrading rivers and aquifers for decades after inputs are cut.
Open question (2019 agenda)per Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology, 2026-10-20
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Leech trees beyond six vertices
Find an edge-weighted tree on more than six vertices whose pairwise path lengths are exactly 1, 2, …, n(n−1)/2, or prove that none exists.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open 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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Are the largest roots of a random polynomial real?
Find the limiting probability that the largest roots of a random polynomial with Gaussian coefficients are all real.
Openper AIM Problem Lists, 2026-10-20
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Counting Langford pairings for 31 and 32 pairs
Compute the exact number of Langford pairings of order 31 and 32, estimated near 5×10^24 and 9×10^25; counts are known up to order 28.
How does land-cover change alter land-surface fluxes and recharge?
Predict how deforestation, afforestation, farming and soil disturbance change evaporation, runoff and groundwater recharge.
Open question (2019 agenda)per Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology, 2026-10-20
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Density of ones in the Kolakoski sequence
Prove that the self-describing Kolakoski sequence of 1s and 2s has a density of 1s, equal to 1/2.
Openper Formal Conjectures, 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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Does the Jones polynomial detect the unknot?
Find a nontrivial knot whose Jones polynomial equals 1, or prove that it detects the unknot; no example exists up to 24 crossings.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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The price of joint differential privacy in linear contextual bandits
Close the gap between regret upper and lower bounds for linear contextual bandits under joint differential privacy.
Openper COLT open problems, 2026-10-20
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The Ising-class integral C5
Find a closed form for the Ising-class integral C5 = (4/15)∫ t K0(t)^5 dt ≈ 0.6657598002 of Bailey, Borwein and Crandall.
The irrationality measure of pi
Lower the proven upper bound 7.10186 on the irrationality measure of π, which is conjectured to equal 2.
Openper Optimization Constants in Mathematics, 2026-10-20
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Is the group of interval exchange transformations amenable?
Decide whether the group of interval exchange transformations of the circle is amenable.
Openper AIM Problem Lists, 2026-10-20
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Should farming intensify while wealthier nations consume less?
Assess whether pairing higher farm yields with lower food consumption in developed and emerging nations is the best route to sustainable food systems.
Open question (2023 agenda)per 100 essential questions for the future of agriculture, 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.
Tight sample complexity of instance-optimal identity testing
Find a simple functional of the reference distribution that gives the sample complexity of identity testing up to constants.
Openper COLT open problems, 2026-10-20$200 (AUD) prize
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The inscribed square problem (Toeplitz's square peg problem)
Show that every simple closed curve in the plane passes through the four vertices of some square.
Openper Formal Conjectures, 2026-10-20
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Imaginary quadratic fields with a prescribed class number
Give an algorithm that, for h between 2^90 and 2^100, quickly finds an imaginary quadratic field with class number exactly h.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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Imaginary quadratic fields whose class groups have large ℓ-rank
Exhibit imaginary quadratic fields whose class groups have record ℓ-rank, such as 3-rank 9 or 5-rank 6, certified by independent forms.
Unsolvedper FrontierMath: Open Problems, 2026-10-20
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Global regularity for 2D Burgers with hyper-dissipation
Prove global regularity, or blow-up, for the two-dimensional Burgers equation with bi-Laplacian dissipation and large initial data.
Openper AIM Problem Lists, 2026-10-20
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How can hydrological models extrapolate to changing conditions?
Build and test hydrological models that stay reliable under a changing climate, land use and vegetation, not just in calibration.
Open question (2019 agenda)per Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology, 2026-10-20
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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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