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Random-Projector Quantum Diagnostics of Ramsey Numbers and A Prime-factor Heuristic for R(5, 5) = 45 Cover

Random-Projector Quantum Diagnostics of Ramsey Numbers and A Prime-factor Heuristic for R(5, 5) = 45

Open Access
|Mar 2026

Abstract

We introduce a statistical framework for estimating Ramsey numbers by embedding two-color Ramsey instances into a ℤ2 × ℤ2-graded Majorana algebra. This approach replaces brute-force enumeration with two randomized spectral diagnostics applied to operators of a given dimension d associated with Ramsey numbers: a linear projector Plin and an exponential map Pexp(α), suitable for both classical and quantum computation. In the diagonal case, both diagnostics identify R(5, 5) at n = 45. The quantum realizations act on a reduced module and therefore require only five data qubits plus a few ancillas via block-encoding/qubitization for R(5, 5) = 45, in stark contrast to the (n2)103\left( \matrix{ n \cr 2 \cr} \right) \approx {10^3} logical qubits demanded by direct edge encodings. We also provide few-qubit estimates for R(6, 6) and R(7, 7), and propose a simple “prime-sequence” consistency heuristic that connects R(5, 5) = 45 to constrained diagonal growth. Our method echoes Erdős’s probabilistic paradigm, emphasizing randomized arguments rather than explicit colorings, and parallels the classical coin-flip approach to Ramsey bounds. Finally, we discuss potential applications of this framework to machine learning with a limited number of qubits.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/qic-2025-0039 | Journal eISSN: 3106-0544 | Journal ISSN: 1533-7146
Language: English
Page range: 739 - 772
Submitted on: Aug 25, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 30, 2025
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Published on: Mar 9, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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