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Written on the Wall II, Conjecture 198a

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Description

A candidate mathematical proof of Conjecture 198a emerged relatively quickly. Converting it into a complete Lean proof required substantially more proof engineering and verification.

Paper:
https://github.com/lukekabbash/wowii-198a-lean/blob/49f080bbaee83821e9e9744eef14c5acaae2a101/paper/main.pdf

Exact Lean theorem:
https://github.com/lukekabbash/wowii-198a-lean/blob/49f080bbaee83821e9e9744eef14c5acaae2a101/lean/src/ConditionalMain.lean#L52-L57

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked paper and the exact theorem in lean/src/ConditionalMain.lean at lines 52–57 in the referenced repository. Determine how this formalization should be represented in formal-conjectures and verify the resulting Lean statement and proof against the cited result.

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Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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