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Distinct Lengths Modular Zero-sum Subsequences: A Proof of Graham's Conjecture

Number Theory 2009-03-02 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let nn be a positive integer and let SS be a sequence of nn integers in the interval [0,n1][0,n-1]. If there is an rr such that any nonempty subsequence with sum 0\equiv 0 (modn)\pmod n has length =r,=r, then SS has at most two distinct values. This proves a conjecture of R. L. Graham. A previous result of P. Erd\H{o}s and E. Szemer\'edi shows the validity of this conjecture if nn is a large prime number.

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@article{arxiv.0902.4758,
  title  = {Distinct Lengths Modular Zero-sum Subsequences: A Proof of Graham's Conjecture},
  author = {Weidong Gao and Y. O. Hamidoune and Guoqing Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.4758},
  year   = {2009}
}
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