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    Are These The Top 11 Unsolved Problems in Economics?

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    *oods nd they cn ord to p-rchse ll three >A: B: nd ( nd they

    choose to "rst p-rchse A: then (: nd then B ' does this s-**est tht the

    cons-mer preference for the *oods is A G ( G B? The debte rests on the

    fct tht since the cons-mer cn ord ll three *oods nd does not need

    to mke preferentil decision: does the order of cons-mption reHect ny

    preference?1

    TItonnementF The ct of tItonnement plys key role in the form-ltion

    of *enerl e;-ilibri-m theory& The clim is tht if n initil contrct does

    not led to n e;-ilibri-m: they re ended nd ne% contrcts re

    form-lted& )f the initil contrct is not clled o: it %ill likely led to

    dierent price system: dependin* on the de*ree of error in the ori*inl

    process& The ;-estion is %hether s-ccessive re'contrctin* contin-es %ith

    the prties for*ettin* the previo-sly plnned positions tken or %hether

    the prties en**e in form of tItonnement to chieve optimlity? 1.ee

    AlsoF +ill climbin*nd #lrsin -ction

    'nifed "odels o* #uman +iasesF 4eoclssicl economics hs

    concentrted on the development of models tht reHect n ideli6ed

    economic *ent: sometimes referred to s +omo economic-s: s %y of

    st-dyin* economics& )n the period spnnin* the 1JKs to the 1JJs:

    reserch be*n to emer*e tht s-**ested tht people %ere s-b5ect to

    co*nitive bises s-ch s the frmin* eect: loss version: the *mblers

    fllcy: con"rmtion bis: nd mny others& 3-rther: these eects co-ld

    prod-ce nomlies s-ch sherd behvioror moment-m

    investin*inconsistent %ith economic models tht did not incorporte

    h-mn psycholo*icl limittions&C#hile some models hve be*-n to

    incl-debo-nded rtionlitynd risk version: s-ch s Prospect Theory:

    there still remins to be seen -ni"ed model tht cn mke -sef-l

    predictions tht incorportes the entirety of co*nitive bises nd rtionl

    limittions in most h-mns&D3-rther: there even e@ists debte s to

    %hether it is necessry to incorporte s-ch psycholo*icl limittions into

    economic models& #hile some economists insist they re necessry to f-lly

    pprecite the comple@ity of the mrket: others still contend tht model

    tht incorportes h-mn bises is either -nrelistic or ;-estion its

    -sef-lness r*-in* tht model tht doesnt ppro@imte *ents s bein*

    perfectly rtionl: %ith the possibility of miniml e@ceptions: is -nlikely tobe s-ccessf-l&D

    3inncil economicsedit

    Main article: Financial economics

    ),uit- premium puleF The E;-ity premi-m p-66le is tho-*ht to be one

    of the most importnt o-tstndin* ;-estions in neoclssicl economics& 0)t

    is fo-nded on the bsis tht over the lst one h-ndred yers or so the

    ver*e rel ret-rn to stocks in the U. hs been s-bstntilly hi*her thn

    tht of bonds& The p-66le lies in the e@plinin* the c-ses behind this

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    e;-ity premi-m& #hile there re n-mber of dierent theories re*rdin*

    the p-66le: there still e@ists no de"nitive *reement on its c-se&

    /ividend puleF The !ividend p-66le is the empiriclly observed

    phenomen tht compnies tht py dividendstend to be re%rded

    by investors%ith hi*her vl-tions& At present: there is no e@plntion%idely ccepted by economists&KNJThe Modi*lini'Miller

    theorems-**ests tht the p-66le cn >only be e@plined by some

    combintion of t@es: bnkr-ptcy costs: mrket ine=ciency >incl-din* tht

    d-e to investor psycholo*y: nd symmetric informtion&

    Improved +lack0cholesand +inomial Options (ricingmodelsF The

    Blck.choles model nd the more *enerl binomil options pricin*

    models re collection of e;-tions tht seek to model nd

    price e;-itynd cll options& #hile the models re %idely -sed: they hve

    mny si*ni"cnt limittions&1(hief mon* them re the models inbility

    to cco-nt for historicl mrket movements 11nd their fre;-ent

    overpricin* of options: %ith the overpricin* incresin* %ith the time to

    mt-rity&1CThe development of model tht cn properly cco-nt for the

    pricin* of cll options on n sset %ith stochsticvoltilityis considered n

    open problem in "nncil economics&1C

    )nterntionl economicsedit

    Main article: International economics

    #ome bias in trade puleF The home bis in trde p-66le is n

    empiricl observtion tht even %hen fctors s-ch s economic si6e of

    trdin* prtners nd the distnce bet%een them re considered: trde

    bet%een re*ions %ithin *iven co-ntry is s-bstntilly *reter thn trde

    bet%een re*ions in dierent co-ntries: even %hen there re no s-bstntil

    le*l brriers& There is c-rrently no frme%ork to e@plin this observtion&1D1

    ),uit- home bias puleF This p-66le concerns the observtion tht

    individ-ls nd instit-tions in mny co-ntries only hold modest mo-nts of

    forei*n e;-ity: despite the bility for vst diversi"ction of their portfolios

    in the *lobl economy&1D#hile some e@plntions do e@ist: s-ch s thtlocl individ-ls nd "rms hve *reter ccess to informtion bo-t locl

    "rms nd economic conditions: these e@plntions re not ccepted by the

    m5ority of economists nd hve been mostly ref-ted& 10

    +ackus12ehoe12-dland puleF The Bck-s'ehoe'ydlnd cons-mption

    correltion p-66le is the empiricl observtion tht cons-mption is m-ch

    less correlted cross co-ntries thn o-tp-t&1D.tndrd economic theory

    s-**ests tht co-ntry'speci"c o-tp-t risks sho-ld be collective nd

    domestic cons-mption *ro%th sho-ld not depend stron*ly on co-ntry'

    speci"c income shocks& Th-s: %e sho-ld not see the observtion tht

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    cons-mption is m-ch less correlted cross co-ntries thn o-tp-tQ nd yet

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    !eldstein1#orioka puleF The 3eldstein'+oriok p-66le ori*intes from

    n rticle in the 1JNs tht fo-nd tht mon* OE(!co-ntries: ver*es of

    lon*'term ntionl svin*s rtes re hi*hly correlted %ith similrver*es of domestic investment rtes& .tndrd economic theory

    s-**ests tht in reltively open interntionl "nncil mrkets: the svin*s

    of ny co-ntry %o-ld Ho% to co-ntries %ith the most prod-ctive

    investment opport-nitiesQ hence: svin* rtes nd domestic investment

    rtes %o-ld be -ncorrelted: contrry to the empiricl evidence s-**ested

    by Mrtin 3eldsteinnd (hrles +oriok& #hile n-mero-s rticles re*rdin*

    the p-66le hve been p-blished: none of the e@plntions p-t forth hve

    de;-te empiricl s-pport&1D

    ((( (uleF The PPP p-66le: considered one of the t%o rel e@chn*e rte

    p-66les: concerns the observtion tht rel e@chn*e rtesre both

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    Epistemolo*yedit

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    Main article: Mathematical structure

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    o C&K !iscrete *eometry

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    Other still'-nsolved problemsedit

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    .tndrd con5ect-res on l*ebric cycles

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    .ection con5ect-re

    irsoro con5ect-re

    #itten con5ect-re

    Yriski m-ltiplicity con5ect-re

    Algebraic number theor-edit

    Are there in"nitely mny rel ;-drtic n-mber "elds%ith -ni;-e

    fctori6tion?

    Br-mer.trk con5ect-re

    (hrcteri6e ll l*ebric n-mber "elds tht hve some po%er bsis&

    Anal-sisedit

    TheScobin con5ect-re

    .chn-els con5ect-re

    Lehmers con5ect-re

    Pompei- problem

    Are >the E-lerMscheroni constnt: _[ e: _ ` e: _e: _2e: _e: _aC: __:

    e_C: ln_: Ce: ee: (tlns constntor hinchins

    constntrtionl: l*ebricirrtionl: ortrnscendentl? #ht isthe irrtionlity mes-reof ech of these n-mbers? 1CD0KN

    The hbib-llins con5ect-re on inte*rl ine;-lities

    Combinatoricsedit

    4-mber of m*ic s;-res>se;-ence A0Cin OE).

    3indin* form-l for the probbility tht t%o elements chosen t rndom

    *enerte the symmetric *ro-p

    3rnkls -nion'closed sets con5ect-reF for ny fmily of sets closed -nder

    s-ms there e@ists n element >of the -nderlyin* spce belon*in* to hlf or

    more of the sets

    The Lonely r-nner con5ect-reF if r-nners %ith pir%ise distinct

    speeds r-n ro-nd trck of -nit len*th: %ill every r-nner be tht

    is: be t lest distnce from ech other r-nner t some time?

    .in*msters con5ect-reF is there "nite -pper bo-nd on the m-ltiplicities

    of the entries *reter thn 1 in Pscls trin*le?

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    The 12DC2D con5ect-reF does every "nite prtilly ordered setcontin t%o

    elementsxnd-s-ch tht the probbility thtxppers before-in

    rndom liner e@tensionis bet%een 12D nd C2D?

    /iscrete geometr-edit

    .olvin* the +ppy Endin* problemfor rbitrry

    3indin* mtchin* -pper nd lo%er bo-nds for 'setsnd hlvin* lines

    The +d%i*er con5ect-reon coverin* n'dimensionl conve@ bodies %ith t

    most Cnsmller copies

    /-namical s-stemedit

    3-rstenber*con5ect-re )s every invrint nd er*odicmes-re for

    the ction on the circle either Lebes*-e or tomic?

    Mr*-liscon5ect-re Mes-re clssi"ction for di*onli6ble ctions in

    hi*her'rnk *ro-ps

    ML(con5ect-re ' )s the Mndelbrot set loclly connected ?

    >raph theor-edit

    Brnettes con5ect-retht every c-bic biprtite three'connected plnr

    *rph hs +miltonin cycle

    The Erd\s8y]rf]s con5ect-reon cycles %ith po%er'of't%o len*ths in c-bic*rphs

    The Erd\s+5nl con5ect-reon "ndin* lr*e homo*eneo-s sets in *rphs

    %ith forbidden ind-ced s-b*rph

    The +d%i*er con5ect-rereltin* colorin* to cli;-e minors

    The Erd\s3berLov]s6 con5ect-reon colorin* -nions of cli;-es

    The totl colorin* con5ect-re

    The list colorin* con5ect-re

    The $in*elot6i* con5ect-reon *rcef-l lbelin* of trees

    The +d%i*er4elson problemon the chromtic n-mber of -nit distnce

    *rphs

    !erivin* closed'form e@pression for the percoltion thresholdvl-es:

    especilly >s;-re site

    T-ttes con5ect-res tht every brid*eless *rph hs no%here'6ero 0'

    Ho%nd every brid*eless *rph %itho-t the Petersen *rphs minorhs no%here'6ero 'Ho%

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    The $econstr-ction con5ect-rend 4e% di*rph reconstr-ction

    con5ect-reconcernin* %hether or not *rph is reco*ni6ble by the verte@

    deleted s-b*rphs&

    The cycle do-ble cover con5ect-retht every brid*eless *rph hs fmily

    of cycles tht incl-des ech ed*e t%ice&

    !oes Moore *rph%ith *irth 0 nd de*ree 0K e@ist?

    (on%ys thrckle con5ect-re

    >roup theor-edit

    )s every "nitely presentedperiodic *ro-p"nite?

    The inverse 8lois problemF is every "nite *ro-p the 8lois *ro-p of

    8lois e@tension of the rtionls?

    3or %hich positive inte*ers m: nis the free B-rnside *ro-pB>m:n "nite? )n

    prtic-lr: is B>C: 0 "nite?

    )s every *ro-p s-r5-nctive?

    "odel theor-edit

    -*hts con5ect-re

    The (herlin'Yilber con5ect-reF A simple *ro-p %hose "rst'order theory

    is stblein is simple l*ebric *ro-p over n l*ebriclly closed"eld&

    The Min 8p con5ect-re: e&*& for -nco-ntble "rst order theories:

    for AE(s: nd for 'st-rted models of co-ntble theory&J

    !etermine the str-ct-re of eislers order111

    The stble "eld con5ect-reF every in"nite "eld %ith stble"rst'order

    theory is seprbly closed&

    )s the theory of the "eld of L-rent series over decidble? of the "eld ofpolynomils over ?

    >BMTO )s the Borel mondic theory of the rel order decidble? >MT#O )s

    the mondic theory of %ell'orderin* consistently decidble? 1C

    The .tble 3orkin* (on5ect-re for simple theories1D

    3or %hich n-mber "elds does +ilberts tenth problemhold?

    Ass-me is the clss of models of co-ntble "rst order theory omittin*

    co-ntbly mny types& )f hs model of crdinlity does it hve

    model of crdinlity contin--m?1

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    )s there lo*ic stisfyin* the interpoltion theorem %hich is compct?10

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    )s every in"nite: miniml "eld of chrcteristic 6ero l*ebriclly closed?>miniml no proper elementry s-bstr-ct-re

    -ekers con5ect-re1N

    !oes there e@ist n o'miniml"rst order theory %ith trns'e@ponentil

    >rpid *ro%th f-nction?

    Lchlns decision problem

    !oes "nitely presented homo*eneo-s str-ct-re for "nite reltionl

    ln*-*e hve "nitely mny red-cts?

    !o the +enson *rphs hve the "nite model property? >e&*& trin*le'free

    *rphs

    The -niverslity problem for ('free *rphsF 3or %hich "nite sets ( of

    *rphs does the clss of ('free co-ntble *rphs hve -niversl member

    -nder stron* embeddin*s?1J

    The -niverslity spectr-m problemF )s there "rst'order theory %hose

    -niverslity spectr-m is minim-m?C

    umber theor- Bgeneraledit

    a&c con5ect-re>Proof climed in C1C: c-rrently -nder revie%&

    Erd\s.tr-s con5ect-re

    !o ny odd perfect n-mberse@ist?

    Are there in"nitely mny perfect n-mbers?

    !o ;-siperfect n-mberse@ist?

    !o ny odd %eird n-mberse@ist?

    !o ny Lychrel n-mberse@ist?

    )s 1 solitry n-mber?

    !o nyT@icb>0: C: ne@ist for nG1?

    Brocrds problemF e@istence of inte*ers: n:m: s-ch tht n/[1mCother

    thn n:0:K

    !istrib-tion nd -pper bo-nd of mimic n-mbers

    Little%ood con5ect-re

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-15http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorical_(model_theory)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-16http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-17http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-18http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-minimalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-19http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-20http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=14http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s%E2%80%93Straus_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number#Odd_perfect_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasiperfect_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychrel_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_taxicab_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocard's_problemhttp://garden.irmacs.sfu.ca/?q=op/distribution_and_upper_bound_of_mimic_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlewood_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-15http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorical_(model_theory)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-16http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-17http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-18http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-minimalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-19http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-20http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=14http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s%E2%80%93Straus_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number#Odd_perfect_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasiperfect_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychrel_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_taxicab_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocard's_problemhttp://garden.irmacs.sfu.ca/?q=op/distribution_and_upper_bound_of_mimic_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlewood_conjecture
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    (on*r-ent n-mber problem> corollry to Birch nd .%innerton'!yer

    con5ect-re: perT-nnells theorem

    Lehmers totient problemF if >n divides n` 1: m-st nbe prime?

    Are there in"nitely mny micble n-mbers?

    Are there ny pirs of reltively primemicble n-mbers?

    umber theor- Bprime numbersedit

    (tlns Mersenne con5ect-re

    T%in prime con5ect-re

    The 8-ssin motproblemF is it possible to "nd n in"nite se;-ence of

    distinct 8-ssin prime n-mbers s-ch tht the dierence bet%een

    consec-tive n-mbers in the se;-ence is bo-nded?

    Are there in"nitely mny prime ;-dr-plets?

    Are there in"nitely mny Mersenne primes>LenstrPomernce#*st

    con5ect-reQ e;-ivlently: in"nitely mny even perfect n-mbers?

    Are there in"nitely mny #*st primes?

    Are there in"nitely mny .ophie 8ermin primes?

    Are there in"nitely mny re*-lr primes: nd if so is their reltive

    density ?

    Are there in"nitely mny (-llen primes?

    Are there in"nitely mny #oodll primes?

    Are there in"nitely mny plindromic primesin bse 1?

    Are there in"nitely mny 3iboncci primes?

    Are ll Mersenne n-mbersof prime inde@ s;-re'free?

    Are there in"nitely mny #ieferich primes?

    Are there for every C in"nitely mny primes p s-ch tht ` 1 1

    >modC?C1

    (n primestisfy C` 1 1 >modC nd D` 1 1 >modC

    sim-ltneo-sly?CC

    Are there in"nitely mny #ilson primes?

    Are there in"nitely mny #olstenholme primes?

    Are there ny #ll.-n.-n primes?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congruent_number_problemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_and_Swinnerton-Dyer_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_and_Swinnerton-Dyer_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnell's_theoremhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehmer's_totient_problemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicable_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relatively_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicable_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=15http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan's_Mersenne_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_moathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_quadruplethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenstra%E2%80%93Pomerance%E2%80%93Wagstaff_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenstra%E2%80%93Pomerance%E2%80%93Wagstaff_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagstaff_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Germain_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodall_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindromic_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-free_integerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieferich_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-21http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolstenholme_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall%E2%80%93Sun%E2%80%93Sun_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congruent_number_problemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_and_Swinnerton-Dyer_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_and_Swinnerton-Dyer_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnell's_theoremhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehmer's_totient_problemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicable_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relatively_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicable_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=15http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan's_Mersenne_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_moathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_quadruplethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenstra%E2%80%93Pomerance%E2%80%93Wagstaff_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenstra%E2%80%93Pomerance%E2%80%93Wagstaff_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagstaff_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Germain_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodall_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindromic_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-free_integerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieferich_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-21http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolstenholme_primehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall%E2%80%93Sun%E2%80%93Sun_prime
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    )s every 3ermt n-mberCCn[ 1 composite for ?

    Are ll 3ermt n-mbers s;-re'free?

    )s KN:00K the lo%est .ierpigski n-mber?

    )s 0J:CD the lo%est $iesel n-mber?

    3ort-nes con5ect-re >tht no 3ort-nte n-mberis composite

    Poli*ncs con5ect-re

    Lnd-s problems

    !oes every prime n-mber pper in the E-clidM-llin se;-ence?

    !oes the converse of #olstenholmes theoremhold for ll nt-rl

    n-mbers?

    Elliott+lberstm con5ect-re

    (artial diDerential e,uationsedit

    $e*-lrity of sol-tions of lsovM@%ell e;-tions

    $e*-lrity of sol-tions of E-ler e;-tions

    Ramse- theor-edit

    The vl-es of the $msey n-mbers: prtic-lrly

    The vl-es of the n der #erden n-mbers

    et theor-edit

    The problem of "ndin* the -ltimte core model: one tht contins ll lr*e

    crdinls&

    )f is stron* limit crdinl: then Cj 1>see .in*-lr crdinls

    hypothesis& The best bo-nd: : %s obtined by .helh-sin* his pcf

    theory&

    #oodins'hypothesis&

    !oes the consistencyof the e@istence of stron*ly compct crdinlimply

    the consistent e@istence of s-percompct crdinl?

    >#oodin !oes the 8enerli6ed (ontin--m +ypothesisbelo% stron*ly

    compct crdinlimply the 8enerli6ed (ontin--m

    +ypothesisevery%here?

    !oes there e@ist Sonsson l*ebron ?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-free_integerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierpi%C5%84ski_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesel_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunate_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polignac's_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landau's_problemshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid%E2%80%93Mullin_sequencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolstenholme's_theorem#The_converse_as_a_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott%E2%80%93Halberstam_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_differential_equationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=16http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlasov%E2%80%93Maxwell_equationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_equationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=17http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey's_theorem#Ramsey_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waerden_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=18http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_modelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_cardinal_propertyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_cardinal_propertyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_cardinals_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_cardinals_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saharon_Shelahhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCF_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCF_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Hugh_Woodinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A9-logichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistencyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly_compact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercompact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Hugh_Woodinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#The_generalized_continuum_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly_compact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly_compact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#The_generalized_continuum_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#The_generalized_continuum_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3nsson_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-free_integerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierpi%C5%84ski_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesel_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunate_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polignac's_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landau's_problemshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid%E2%80%93Mullin_sequencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolstenholme's_theorem#The_converse_as_a_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott%E2%80%93Halberstam_conjecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_differential_equationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=16http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlasov%E2%80%93Maxwell_equationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_equationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=17http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey's_theorem#Ramsey_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waerden_numberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics&action=edit&section=18http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_modelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_cardinal_propertyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_cardinal_propertyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_cardinals_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_cardinals_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saharon_Shelahhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCF_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCF_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Hugh_Woodinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A9-logichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistencyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly_compact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercompact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Hugh_Woodinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#The_generalized_continuum_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly_compact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly_compact_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#The_generalized_continuum_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#The_generalized_continuum_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3nsson_cardinal
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    #itho-t ss-min* the @iom of choice: cn nontrivil elementry

    embeddin*e@ist?

    )s it consistent tht ? >This problem %s solved in C1C preprint by

    Mlliris nd .helh:CD%ho sho%ed tht is theorem of Y3(&

    !oes the 8enerli6ed (ontin--m +ypothesisentil for

    every sin*-lr crdinl ?

    Otheredit

    )nvrint s-bspce problem

    Problems in Ltin s;-res

    Problems in loop theory nd ;-si*ro-p theory

    !i@mier con5ect-re

    B-m(onnes con5ect-re

    8enerli6ed str hei*ht problem

    Assorted sphere pckin*problems: e&*& the densest irre*-lr hypersphere

    pckin*s

    (losed c-rve problemF 3ind >e@plicit necessry nd s-=cient conditions

    tht determine %hen: *iven t%o periodic f-nctions %ith the sme period:the inte*rl c-rve is closed&C

    Toeplit6 con5ect-re>open since 1J11

    ee also: List of con>ectures

    Problems solved recentlyedit

    8romovsproblem on distortion of knots>Sohn Prdon: C11

    (irc-lr l%>Terence Tond n +& -: C1

    +irsch con5ect-re>3rncisco .ntos Lel: C1C0

    .erres mod-lrity con5ect-re>(hndrshekhr hrendSen'Pierre

    #intenber*er: CNC

    +etero*eneo-s tilin* con5ect-re >s;-rin* the plne>3rederick & +enle

    nd Smes M& +enle: CK

    $od colorin* con5ect-re>Avrhm Trhtmn: CK

    The An*el problem>rio-s independent proofs: C

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_of_choicehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhardt_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhardt_cardinalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saharon_Shelahhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics#cite_note-23http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#The_generalized_continuum_hypothesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_cardinalht