Ten Claude agents prove Thomson problem (N=7) with a 17,895-line Lean proof in 15 hours
aran_nayebi · x · 2026-09-29
ValsAI asked ten Claude Sonnet 5.5 agents to use Lean to prove the lowest-energy arrangement of seven electrons on a sphere (the Thomson problem, N=7). Within 15 hours they produced a 17,895-line proof accepted by the Lean kernel, showing the answer is a pentagonal bipyramid.
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