Erdős Problem #94

The problem

Suppose $n$ points in $\mathbb{R}^2$ determine a convex polygon and the set of distances between them is $\{u_1,\ldots,u_t\}$. Suppose $u_i$ appears as the distance between $f(u_i)$ many pairs of points. Then

$$\sum_i f(u_i)^2 \ll n^3.$$

Statement quoted from erdosproblems.com/94, maintained by Thomas Bloom. Original source: [Er92e][Er95,p.181][Er97c][Er97f]. Current status there: proved (Lean).

AI contributions

As recorded in Terence Tao's wiki AI contributions to Erdős problems (data as of 30 Jun 2026). 🟢 full, 🟡 partial, ⚪ unverified, 🔴 incorrect.

Caveats

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