Claim · 9864043c · from Erdős #616: t(6) = 2 and t(7) = 2 — first explicit recording (implicit in EHT91's own bounds, never stated), with independent proofs via rigidity of minimal empty-intersection families and exhaustive certificates
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Priority (resolved against the primary source): t(6)=2 and t(7)=2 follow by combining EHT91's own displayed results (Theorem 3 upper bound ceil(r/5)=2; p.80 lower bound floor(3r/16+7/8)=2, whose construction conditions were verified to hold at r=6,7), but neither value is recorded anywhere in the paper, on the problem page, its forum thread, or in located citing literature. This finding's contribution: first explicit recording, plus independent proofs by a NEW method (exhaustive MEIF/rigidity classification, which EHT91 does not have) with complete machine certificates.
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Primary source obtained and read 2026-08-04 (EHT91 PDF, DOI 10.1016/0097-3165(91)90074-Q). Their Theorem 3 states (3r-3,1)->_r ceil(r/5) for ALL r>=3 (a ceiling, unrestricted), and p.80 states the lower bound t(r) >= floor(3r/16 + 7/8) (a floor, from the Section-3 H(r,k,q) construction). These are mutually consistent for all r. Novelty searches logged in NOVELTY.md.
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| When | Check | Outcome | Reproducer | Notes | |
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| 2026-08-04 17:18 | available | PASS | referee-0 · artifacts shared | · |