Bounds for sets with no polynomial progressions
Number Theory
2021-01-06 v4 Combinatorics
Abstract
Let be polynomials with distinct degrees, each having zero constant term. We show that any subset of with no nontrivial progressions of the form has size . Along the way, we prove a general result controlling weighted counts of polynomial progressions by Gowers norms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1909.00309,
title = {Bounds for sets with no polynomial progressions},
author = {Sarah Peluse},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.00309},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
55 pages; v2: included a new theorem controlling general polynomial progressions by Gowers norms; v3: added to the introduction and stated some intermediate results in greater generality; v4: referee suggestions incorporated