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A generalization of Frieman's 3k-3 theorem

Number Theory 2016-09-13 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

We prove a generalization of Frieman's 3k33k-3 theorem for the sumset Σl(A1,,Ak)={aj1++ajl:1j1<<jlk, ajsAjs for all s}. \Sigma^{l}(A_1,\ldots,A_k)=\{a_{j_{1}}+\cdots+a_{j_{l}}:\,1\leq j_{1}<\cdots<j_{l}\leq k,\ a_{j_{s}}\in A_{j_{s}}\text{ for all }s\}.

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@article{arxiv.1308.3853,
  title  = {A generalization of Frieman's 3k-3 theorem},
  author = {Shanshan Du and Hao Pan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.3853},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Seemingly the main result of this paper is not strong in most cases