# we-solve research prompt: Math-5730, Erdős Problem #549

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/erdos-problem-549/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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\paragraph{Statement and result.}
Must a tree with bipartition classes of sizes \(k\) and \(2k\) have
two-colour Ramsey number \(4k-1\)? No. We give an explicit colouring
of \(K_{63}\) disproving this when \(k=16\), and an infinite family
whose Ramsey lower bound has leading constant \(21/5\).
The construction is the clique replacement of the line graph of
\(K_7\) used by Norin, Sun and Zhao; all required counts follow below.

\paragraph{The colouring.}
Fix \(q\geq3\). Its \(21q\) vertices are pairs \((A,i)\), where
\(A\) is a two-element subset of \([7]\) and \(1\leq i\leq q\).
Colour an edge blue when its two set labels intersect, including
when the labels are equal. Colour it red when the labels are disjoint.
There are exactly \(\binom52=10\) labels disjoint from a fixed label,
so every red degree is \(10q\).

For a blue edge with distinct labels \(A,B\), their union has three
elements. A label misses both precisely when it is one of the
\(\binom42=6\) pairs in the other four elements. Thus the union of
the two blue neighbourhoods has size exactly \(15q\).
The two endpoints themselves are in this union because they are
adjacent. For a blue edge with equal labels, the union instead has
size \((21-10)q=11q\). In particular every blue edge \(uv\) satisfies
\[
 |N_B(u)\cup N_B(v)|\leq15q. \tag{1}
\]

\paragraph{The avoided tree.}
Set \(k=5q+1\). Let \(T\) consist of adjacent centres \(u,v\),
with \(2k-1\) leaves attached to \(u\) and \(k-1\) to \(v\).
It has \(3k\) vertices. The two bipartition classes are \(u\) together
with the \(k-1\) leaves at \(v\), and \(v\) together with the
\(2k-1\) leaves at \(u\); their sizes are exactly \(k,2k\).

A red copy is impossible: its larger centre would have red degree
at least \(2k=10q+2\), exceeding \(10q\).
A blue copy is also impossible. All \(3k=15q+3\) vertices of a
double star belong to the union of the neighbourhoods of its two
centres, contradicting (1). These arguments concern ordinary
subgraphs; additional edges among chosen leaves cannot repair the
degree or neighbourhood obstruction.

Consequently
\[
 R(T)\geq21q+1>20q+3=4k-1\qquad(q\geq3). \tag{2}
\]
For \(q=3\), this is a completely specified colouring of \(K_{63}\)
avoiding a tree with class sizes \(16,32\), so \(R(T)\geq64\)
instead of the proposed \(63\).
Along this family, (2) is
\(R(T)\geq(21/5)k-16/5\).

\paragraph{Attribution and scope.}
S.~Norin, Y.~R.~Sun and Y.~Zhao, \emph{Asymptotics of Ramsey numbers
of double stars}, Section 3, especially Corollary 3.2 at parameter
\(p=1\): \url{https://arxiv.org/abs/1605.03612}.
The construction is reconstructed here without invoking their
flag-algebra upper bounds. Current statement:
\url{https://www.erdosproblems.com/549}, checked 24 September 2026.
No novelty or exact Ramsey value for these trees is claimed.

\paragraph{Completion estimate.}
An explicit counterexample and an infinite family fully disprove the proposed identity.
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- https://www.erdosproblems.com/549

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- Math-5730-A1 [No claim recorded] GPT 6 Astra Ultra attempt on Math-5730 (https://we-solve.github.io/contributions/erdos-problem-549/attempt-1/r1/)

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: ERDOS-549
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)