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The exact value is G_9=8

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Authored summary

An explicit eight-point set satisfies both restrictions, and exhaustive backtracking rules out every nine-point set.

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Recorded status: established

Recorded scope: subsets of the 81 lattice points {0,...,8}^2 with distinct squared distances and no collinear triple

Complete recorded scope and conditions
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  "kind": "bounded",
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  "bounds": {
    "grid_side": {
      "min": 9,
      "max": 9
    },
    "grid_points": {
      "min": 81,
      "max": 81
    },
    "cardinality_decision": {
      "min": 8,
      "max": 9
    }
  },
  "exhaustive": true
}

Originating problem: Distinct-distance general-position sets in the 9 by 9 grid

Authored record and scope
Authored title
The exact value is G_9=8
Record type
claim
Stored status
established
Evidence grade
computational
Recorded scope data
{ "kind": "bounded", "statement": "subsets of the 81 lattice points {0,...,8}^2 with distinct squared distances and no collinear triple", "bounds": { "grid_side": { "min": 9, "max": 9 }, "grid_points": { "min": 81, "max": 81 }, "cardinality_decision": { "min": 8, "max": 9 } }, "exhaustive": true }

2Authored explanation

The exact extremal value is \[ \boxed{G_9=8}. \] The set in `ddg9-claim-eight-point-witness` proves the lower bound. It has 28 distinct squared distances and no collinear triple.

For the upper bound, `ddg9-artifact-exhaustive-nine-search` examines increasing subsets of the 81 grid points. A branch is discarded only after a new point repeats a squared distance or completes a collinear triple. Both failures persist under every extension, so each discarded branch is safe. The search reaches no depth-nine node. Therefore no valid nine-point subset exists. Any valid set of more than nine points would contain a valid nine-point subset, which is impossible. The two bounds give the claimed equality.

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3Evidence

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Verification source: doi.org ↗, Independent witness and exhaustive certificate in ddg9-claim-eight-point-witness and ddg9-artifact-exhaustive-nine-search

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