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A Note on Minimal Additive Complements

Number Theory 2024-10-30 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let C,WZC, W \subseteq \mathbb{Z}. If C+W=ZC + W = \mathbb{Z}, then the set CC is called an additive complement to WW in Z\mathbb{Z}. If no proper subset of CC is an additive complement to WW, then CC is called a minimal additive complement. We provide a partial answer to a question posed by Kiss, S\'andor, and Yang regarding the minimal additive complement of sets of the form W=(nN+A)FGW = (n \mathbb{N} + A) \cup F \cup G, where F<,(Fmodn)(Amodn)|F|<\infty, (F \mod{n}) \subseteq (A \mod{n}) and (Gmodn)(Amodn)=(G \mod{n}) \cap (A \mod{n}) = \emptyset. We also introduce the dual problem of characterizing sets that arise as the minimal additive complements of some set of integers, proving the analog of Nathanson's initial result on existence of minimal additive complements.

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@article{arxiv.1708.01287,
  title  = {A Note on Minimal Additive Complements},
  author = {Andrew Kwon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.01287},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages

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