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Erd\H{o}s' minimum overlap problem

Combinatorics 2022-01-19 v1 Number Theory Optimization and Control

Abstract

We obtain a substantially improved lower bound for the minimum overlap problem asked by Erd\H{o}s. Our approach uses elementary Fourier analysis to translate the problem to a convex optimization program.

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@article{arxiv.2201.05704,
  title  = {Erd\H{o}s' minimum overlap problem},
  author = {Ethan Patrick White},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.05704},
  year   = {2022}
}

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27 pages, 2 figures, 8 tables

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