# we-solve research prompt: Math-1546, A saturated-list kernel for one-point extensions of four-color Ramsey colorings

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/a-saturated-list-kernel-for-one-point-extensions-of-four-color-ramsey-colorings/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 20000926; source catalogue code AIM-COMBINATORICS-0051
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\section*{A saturated-list kernel for one-point extensions of four-color Ramsey colorings}\label{20000926}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 20000926 · AIM-COMBINATORICS-0051 · Combinatorics · AIM Workshop Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For an integer $N\ge1$, let $K_N$ be the complete graph on $[N]$,
with one undirected edge for each unordered pair of distinct vertices.
A four-coloring is a function
$c:\binom{[N]}2\to\{1,2,3,4\}$; colors are allowed to go unused.
A monochromatic triangle is a set of distinct vertices $x,y,z$ such
that $c(xy)=c(xz)=c(yz)$.
Define the four-color triangle Ramsey number by
\[
 R_4(3)=\min\{N:\text{every four-coloring of }K_N
                           \text{ has a monochromatic triangle}\}.
\]
This is the number also denoted $r(3,3,3,3)$.
The problem asks for its exact value and specifically asks whether
$R_4(3)=51$.

An exact determination $R_4(3)=M$ has two complementary requirements:
a four-coloring of $K_{M-1}$ without monochromatic triangles, and a
proof that every four-coloring of $K_M$ has one. A proposed coloring
must specify the color of every edge, including edges between any
parts used in its construction. The upper-bound assertion applies to
all colorings, without symmetry or algebraic restrictions.
Equivalently, determine the largest $N$ for which the edges of $K_N$
can be partitioned into four triangle-free graphs on the same vertex
set. The word ``triangle-free'' concerns ordinary triangles in a color
class; triangles whose edges have several different colors are allowed.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Find the exact four-color triangle Ramsey number; in particular, decide whether it equals 51.
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 20000926 (AIM-COMBINATORICS-0051), AIM Workshop Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] American Institute of Mathematics, Graph Ramsey theory, item 4. Original workshop question underlying AIM-COMBINATORICS-0051.
\url{https://www.overleaf.com/read/mnvcscjjysvg}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AIM-COMBINATORICS-0051

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-20000926
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:
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