leanprover / leanprover/lean4

grind/grobner doesn't finish a proof for a medium-sized problem within reasonable limit

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Description

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Description

grind / grobner doesn't complete a proof for the following theorem (This was taken from a real-world but brute-force problem)

I tried bumping up hearbeat limits and ring steps, but eventually it got stuck, or on my pc the OOM handler killed it after a few minutes.

Meanwhile, the equivalent computation finishes instantly in sage

Context

I was suggested on Discord to open an issue here

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Run the lean code above

Expected behavior: grind / grobner can finish the proof within reasonable time and resource limit.

Actual behavior: It times out or runs out of memory

Versions

4.27.0-rc1
OS: Ubuntu 24.04.3
RAM: 16 GiB

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Research direction

Start by running the linked Lean code against Lean 4.27.0-rc1 and compare the grind/grobner behavior with the linked Sage computation. No source file or test is named; done means the minimal proof completes within a reasonable time and memory limit without relying on increased heartbeat or ring-step limits.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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