A nonconstructive Proof to show the Convergence of the nth root of diagonal Ramsey Number r(n, n)
Abstract
Does the nth root of the diagonal Ramsey number converge to a finite limit? The answer is yes. A sequence can be shown to converge if it satifies convergence conditions other than or besides monotonicity. We show such a property holds for which the sequence of nth roots does converge, even if one has no a priori knowledge as to whether the sequence is monotone or not. We show also the nth root of the diagonal Ramsey number can be expressed as a product of two factors, the first being a known convergent sequence and the second being an absolutely convergent infinite series. One also can express it where one product is convergent and the other has all its values from a uniformly convergent complex function holomorphic within the unit disc on the complex plane. Our motivation solely is to prove the conjecture as a problem in search of a solution, not to establish some deep theory about graphs. A second question is: If the limit exists what is it? At the time of this writing the understanding is the proofs sought need not be constructive. Here we show by nonconstructive proofs that the nth root of the diagonal Ramsey number converges to a finite limit. We also show that the limit of the jth root of the diagonal Ramsey number is two, where positive integer j depends upon the Ramsey number.
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