Computer-generated van der Waerden partitions
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- by R. S. Stevens and R. Shantaram PDF
- Math. Comp. 32 (1978), 635-636 Request permission
Abstract:
An exhaustive search made on a PDP-8 mini-computer shows the value of the van der Waerden number $n(2,5)$ to be 178.References
- V. Chvátal, Some unknown van der Waerden numbers, Combinatorial Structures and their Applications (Proc. Calgary Internat. Conf., Calgary, Alta., 1969) Gordon and Breach, New York, 1970, pp. 31–33. MR 0266891
- A. Y. Khinchin, Three pearls of number theory, Graylock Press, Rochester, N.Y., 1952. MR 0046372
Additional Information
- © Copyright 1978 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 32 (1978), 635-636
- MSC: Primary 10A45; Secondary 10-04
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1978-0491468-X
- MathSciNet review: 0491468