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Problem 509: Why separate component covers lose the radius budget

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componentwise_cover_obstruction: Pommerenke lemniscates with many long components rule out summing separate component radius or capacity budgets; a successful cover must share disks across components.


The [[research/erdos_509/componentwise_cover_obstruction|argument on why separate component covers lose the radius budget]] records its exact scope, source premises, and remaining gap toward Problem 509.