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Add Erdős Problem 1175 (triangle-free subgraph of uncountable chromatic graph)#3786

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Formalises Erdős Problem 1175: does every graph of uncountable chromatic number contain a triangle-free subgraph of uncountable chromatic number?

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  • Main open theorem using chromaticCardinal from upstream.
  • Shelah consistency variant: the negative direction is consistent for $\kappa = \lambda = \aleph_1$.
  • Threshold reformulation of the problem.

Assisted by Claude (Anthropic).

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Formalises Problem 1175 asking whether every graph of uncountable
chromatic number has a triangle-free subgraph of uncountable chromatic
number. Uses chromaticCardinal from upstream, and records Shelah's
consistency result for the negative direction when κ=λ=ℵ₁ together
with a threshold reformulation.

Reference: https://www.erdosproblems.com/1175
Assisted by Claude (Anthropic).
@github-actions github-actions bot added the erdos-problems Erdős Problems label Apr 16, 2026
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Closes #1998

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