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Erdős Problem #514

Erdős problem #514 · erdosproblems.com/514

For a transcendental entire function, how fast can f(z)|f(z)| be forced to grow along a path to infinity, and how short can such a path be in terms of the maximum modulus M(r,f)M(r, f)?

Result
Proved(see note)
Status
Partial result
AI contribution
AI-discovered
Method
Argument
Field
Entire Functions
Posed by
Year posed
1961
Years open
65y
Solved
2026-04
Model
GPT-5.5 Pro
Vendor
OpenAI
Collaborators
Verification
Unreviewed
Publication
Announced
Significance
10 / 100
Disclosed cost
Wikipedia
No dedicated article

What was actually shown

an escape path dominating every power of |z| with bounded initial length is constructed, and universal positive-power lower bounds are ruled out; the broader variant remains open

Verification

Public manuscript with community discussion.

Source

erdosproblems.com/514

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