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A generalization of the Romanoff theorem

Number Theory 2024-12-17 v3

Abstract

Let P\mathcal{P} be the set of primes and N\mathbb{N} the set of positive integers. Let also r1,...,rtr_1,...,r_t be positive real numbers and R2(r1,...,rt)R_2(r_1,...,r_t) the set of odd integers which can be represented as p+2k1r1++2ktrt, p+2^{\lfloor k_1^{r_1}\rfloor}+\cdot\cdot\cdot+2^{\lfloor k_t^{r_t}\rfloor}, where pPp\in \mathcal{P} and k1,...,ktNk_1,...,k_t\in\mathbb{N}. Recently, Chen and Xu proved that the set R2(r1,...,rt)R_2(r_1,...,r_t) has positive lower asymptotic density, provided that r11++rt11r_1^{-1}+\cdot\cdot\cdot+r_t^{-1}\ge 1 and at least one of r1,...,rtr_1,...,r_t is an integer. Their result reduces to the famous theorem of Romanoff by taking t=r1=1.t=r_1=1. In this note, we remove the unnecessary condition that `{\it at least one of r1,...,rtr_1,...,r_t is an integer}'.

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@article{arxiv.2401.15892,
  title  = {A generalization of the Romanoff theorem},
  author = {Yuchen Ding and Wenguang Zhai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.15892},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

some gaps are fixed in the new version

R2 v1 2026-06-28T14:29:44.400Z