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$B_h$-sets of real and complex numbers

Combinatorics 2025-03-07 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

Let K=RK = \mathbb{R} or C\mathbb{C}. An nn-element subset AA of KK is a BhB_h-set if every element of KK has at most one representation as the sum of hh not necessarily distinct elements of AA. Associated to the BhB_h set A={a1,,an}A = \{a_1,\ldots, a_n\} are the BhB_h-vectors a=(a1,,an)\mathbf{a} = (a_1,\ldots, a_n) in KnK^n. This paper proves that ``almost all'' nn-element subsets of KK are BhB_h-sets in the sense that the set of all BhB_h-vectors is a dense open subset of KnK^n.

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@article{arxiv.2502.21272,
  title  = {$B_h$-sets of real and complex numbers},
  author = {Melvyn B. Nathanson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.21272},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Minor improvements; 4 pages

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