Primitive recursive bounds for van der Waerden numbers

Shelah, Saharon

doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-1988-0929498-X

Primitive recursive bounds for van der Waerden numbers

Author: Saharon Shelah
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 (1988), 683-697
MSC: Primary 05A17; Secondary 03D20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-1988-0929498-X
MathSciNet review: 929498
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