Corners theorem

From Polymath Wiki
Revision as of 08:47, 14 February 2009 by Teorth (talk | contribs) (New page: '''Corners theorem''': If n is sufficiently large depending on <math>\delta</math>, then any subset A of <math>{}[n]^2</math> must contain a "corner" (x,y), (x+r,y), (x,y+r) with <math>r >...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigationJump to search

Corners theorem: If n is sufficiently large depending on [math]\displaystyle{ \delta }[/math], then any subset A of [math]\displaystyle{ {}[n]^2 }[/math] must contain a "corner" (x,y), (x+r,y), (x,y+r) with [math]\displaystyle{ r \gt 0 }[/math].

This result was first proven by Ajtai and Szemerédi. A simpler proof, based on the triangle removal lemma, was obtained by Solymosi. The corners theorem implies Roth's theorem and is in turn implied by DHJ(3).