unit distance problem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:category open problem in mathematics
gptkbp:field gptkb:combinatorial_geometry
discrete geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label unit distance problem
gptkbp:lowerBound floor(n/2) (for n points on a circle)
gptkbp:notableAchievement Best known lower bound is floor(n/2)
Best known upper bound is O(n^{4/3})
gptkbp:openProblem Exact asymptotics are unknown
gptkbp:posedBy gptkb:Paul_Erdős
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Erdős_distinct_distances_problem
lattice points
distance graph
gptkbp:type What is the maximum number of pairs of points at unit distance among n points in the plane?
gptkbp:upperBound Cn^{4/3} (for some constant C)
gptkbp:yearProposed 1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:combinatorial_geometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6