Sum-product, unit distances, and number fields
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.