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Add Erdős Problem 111 (bipartite edge deletion for uncountable chromatic graphs)#3785

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Formalises Erdős Problem 111: for a graph $G$ with $\chi(G) = \aleph_1$, study the function $h_G(n)$ measuring the minimum edges that must be deleted from a subgraph of order $n$ to render it bipartite.

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  • Definitions: bipartiteDistance (the minimum number of edges to delete to reach a bipartite graph) and hG.
  • Main open theorem: $h_G(n)/n \to \infty$ as $n \to \infty$.
  • Lower and upper bound variants (Erdős-Hajnal-Szemerédi).
  • Erdős's conjectured sharper bound.

Assisted by Claude (Anthropic).

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Formalises Problem 111 on how many edges must be deleted from an
uncountably chromatic graph to make it bipartite, in terms of the
function h_G(n). Adds definitions bipartiteDistance and hG, the main
open theorem about h_G(n)/n → ∞, the Erdős-Hajnal-Szemerédi lower and
upper bound variants, and records Erdős's conjectured sharper bound.

Reference: https://www.erdosproblems.com/111
Assisted by Claude (Anthropic).
@github-actions github-actions bot added the erdos-problems Erdős Problems label Apr 16, 2026
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Closes #341

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