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Erdős Problem 169
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### What is the conjecture
https://www.erdosproblems.com/169
Let $k\geq 3$ and $f(k)$ be the supremum of $\sum_{n\in A}\frac{1}{n}$ as $A$ ranges over all sets of positive integers which do not contain a $k$-term arithmetic progression. Estimate $f(k)$. Is
$$\lim_{k\to \infty}\frac{f(k)}{\log W(k)}=\infty$$
where $W(k)$ is the van der Waerden number?
Status: open
### Prerequisites needed
needs [van der Waerden number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waerden_number)
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