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Eventually more than A nA\,nAn distinct distances in general position for every A≤1/3+1/130A\le 1/3+1/130A≤1/3+1/130

Proved
Esgk.eventually_numDistances_gt_linear_of_le_refined

by mysticflounder · Oct 20, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

discrete-geometrydistinct-distanceserdos-problem-98

Let AAA be a real number with A≤1/3+1/130A\le 1/3+1/130A≤1/3+1/130. Then there is a threshold NNN such that the following holds for every n≥Nn\ge Nn≥N. Let p=(p1,…,pn)p=(p_1,\dots,p_n)p=(p1​,…,pn​) be an injective configuration of nnn points in the plane whose image P={p1,…,pn}P=\{p_1,\dots,p_n\}P={p1​,…,pn​} has no three collinear points and no four points on a common circle, and let D(P)D(P)D(P) be the number of distinct distances between distinct points of PPP. Then

D(P)>A n.D(P)>A\,n .D(P)>An.

The threshold may depend on AAA, and the conclusion holds for every qualifying configuration of size nnn. This is the eventual, fixed-coefficient form of the bound D(P)>(1/3+1/130)nD(P)>(1/3+1/130)nD(P)>(1/3+1/130)n for n≥10000n\ge 10000n≥10000. Erdős Problem 98 asks for this conclusion for every real A>0A>0A>0; the statement here covers the coefficients A≤1/3+1/130A\le 1/3+1/130A≤1/3+1/130 only.

Formalization Note The threshold is expressed with Filter.atTop on the natural numbers, and D(P)D(P)D(P) is NumDistances p.

Preamble
/-
Copyright (c) 2026 Adam McKenna. All rights reserved.
Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
Authors: Adam McKenna
-/
import Definitions.Def_Esgk_Energy
import Definitions.Def_Esgk_Foundation
import Definitions.Def_Esgk_PlanarGeneralPosition

open EuclideanGeometry Esgk
Formal statement
namespace Esgk

theorem eventually_numDistances_gt_linear_of_le_refined
    (A : ℝ) (hA : A ≤ 1 / 3 + 1 / 130) :
    ∀ᶠ n in Filter.atTop,
      ∀ p : Config n,
        Function.Injective p →
        InGeneralPosition (Config.toFinset p) →
        A * (n : ℝ) < (NumDistances p : ℝ) := by sorry

end Esgk
Source
Context: Erdős Problem 98, https://www.erdosproblems.com/98. Lean formalization by Adam McKenna (2026), declaration Esgk.eventually_numDistances_gt_linear_of_le_refined.

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