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Work at the unresolved boundary
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Originating problem: Borsuk’s conjecture in four dimensions
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- Work at the unresolved boundary
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- open_strategy
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Determine whether b(4)=5; equivalently, prove five smaller-diameter parts always suffice or construct a unit-diameter set requiring at least six.
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2Authored explanation
Research should address this boundary directly: Determine whether b(4)=5; equivalently, prove five smaller-diameter parts always suffice or construct a unit-diameter set requiring at least six.
A claimed resolution should satisfy every item below and preserve the statement's exact quantifiers and normalizations: - For a proof, partition every bounded unit-diameter subset of R⁴ into five strictly smaller-diameter classes. - For a disproof, give an explicit finite or compact unit-diameter set whose diameter graph needs at least six colors.
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Verification source: doi.org ↗, TheoremDB editorial route recorded 2026-08-01
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