Ramsey theory
Can we always find order in systems that are disordered? Imre Leader says yes.
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Can we always find order in systems that are disordered? If so, just how large does a system have to be to contain a certain amount of order?
Suppose you have an infinitely large sheet of paper (mathematicians refer to this hypothetical object as the plane). You also have a number of different colours - pots of paint, perhaps. Your aim is to colour every point on the plane using the colours available. That is, each point must be assigned one colour.
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