Sum-product, unit distances, and number fields

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mathematicsnumber theoryalgebraic number theorycombinatoricscounterexamplesunit distance conjecturesum-product conjecture

Author: robinhouston

Date: 6/1/2026

Article Summary:
The blog post discusses recent counterexamples to the unit distance conjecture and sum-product conjecture over the reals, focusing on the combinatorial side and using algebraic number theory to explain the constructions.