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A question of S\'{a}rkozy and S\'{o}s on representation functions

Number Theory 2011-08-31 v1 Combinatorics Complex Variables

Abstract

For m1m\geq 1, let 0<b0<b1<...<bm0<b_0<b_1<...<b_m and  e0,e1,...,em>0\ e_0,e_1,...,e_m>0 be fixed positive integers. Assume there exists a prime pp and an integer t>0t>0 such that ptb0p^t\mid b_0, but ptbi for 1imp^t\nmid b_{i}\ {\rm for}\ 1\leq i\leq m. Then, we prove that there is no infinite subset A\mathcal A of positive integers, such that the number of solutions of the following equation n=b0(a0,1++a0,e0)+...+bm(am,1+...+am,rm), ai,jAn=b_0(a_{0,1}+\cdot +a_{0,e_0})+...+b_m(a_{m,1}+...+a_{m,r_m}),\ a_{i,j}\in \mathcal A is constant for nn large enough. This result generalizes the recent result of Cilleruelo and Ru\'{e} for the bilinear case, and answers a question posed by S\'{a}rkozy and S\'{o}s.

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@article{arxiv.1108.5832,
  title  = {A question of S\'{a}rkozy and S\'{o}s on representation functions},
  author = {Yan Li and Lianrong Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.5832},
  year   = {2011}
}

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