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Erdős Problem 952

Maintainer — open

Is there an infinite sequence of distinct Gaussian primes x1,x2,x_1,x_2,\ldots such that xn+1xn1\lvert x_{n+1}-x_n\rvert \ll 1?

Motivation

Is there an infinite sequence of distinct Gaussian primes x1,x2,x_1,x_2,\ldots such that xn+1xn1\lvert x_{n+1}-x_n\rvert \ll 1?

Adapted from formal-conjectures, ErdosProblems/952.lean. Catalogued at https://www.erdosproblems.com/952.

Lean API
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.Zsqrtd.GaussianInt

namespace Conjectura.EP0038

/-- Is there an infinite sequence of distinct Gaussian primes $x_1,x_2,\ldots$ such that $\lvert x_{n+1}-x_n\rvert \ll 1$? -/
def goal : Prop :=
  ∃ (x : ℕ → GaussianInt) (C : ℤ),
    Function.Injective x ∧
      ∀ n, Prime (x n) ∧ (x (n + 1) - x n).norm < C

end Conjectura.EP0038
Definition3
Related work2
  • Erdős Problem 952Thomas Bloom (catalogue)

    The catalogue entry, with references and status.

  • formal-conjecturesThe Formal Conjectures Authors (Google DeepMind) · 2025

    Source of the Lean formalization adapted here.

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I am proving a theorem in Lean 4 and submitting it to Conjectura.

## Problem EP0038 — Erdős Problem 952

Is there an infinite sequence of distinct Gaussian primes $x_1,x_2,\ldots$ such that $\lvert x_{n+1}-x_n\rvert \ll 1$?

## Environment (fixed — do not assume anything newer)

- Lean toolchain: `leanprover/lean4:v4.33.0-rc1`
- Mathlib: `v4.33.0-rc1`

If a lemma you want does not exist in that Mathlib, prove it inline instead of
importing something newer.

## The exact statement I must prove

```lean
theorem solution : Conjectura.EP0038.goal := by
  sorry
```

## The file I submit

```lean
import Conjectura.Problems.EP0038.Statement

namespace Submission

theorem solution : Conjectura.EP0038.goal := by
  sorry

end Submission

```

## The Lean definitions of every term in this problem

These are the actual definitions your proof will be checked against. Do not
substitute your own version of any of them.

### GaussianInt

abbrev

```lean
GaussianInt
```
Defined in Mathlib.

### Injective

class

```lean
Function.Injective
```
Defined in Mathlib.

### Prime

def

```lean
Prime
```
Defined in Mathlib.

## Rules — submissions violating these are rejected automatically

1. **Do not change the name or type of `solution`.** It must satisfy the
   statement above exactly.
2. **Do not redefine or shadow anything from the problem's Statement module.**
   Declaring your own `goal`, or redefining a name it depends on, produces a
   proof of a *different* statement and is rejected. This is the single most
   common rejection.
3. **No `sorry`** anywhere, including in helper lemmas. It surfaces as the
   axiom `sorryAx` and is detected transitively through imports.
4. **No `native_decide`** — it surfaces as `Lean.ofReduceBool` and is not
   accepted, because it trusts compiled code rather than the kernel.
5. Only these axioms are permitted: `propext`, `Classical.choice`,
   `Quot.sound`.
6. Follow Mathlib style: hypotheses left of the colon, explicit types,
   `snake_case` theorem names, `UpperCamelCase` types.

## What I want from you

Here is my argument in informal mathematics:

> [PASTE YOUR PROOF SKETCH HERE]

Turn it into Lean 4 that compiles under the environment above and satisfies the
statement exactly. Where you are unsure a lemma exists in this Mathlib version,
say so explicitly rather than guessing a name.

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