English

Hindman-like theorems with uncountably many colours and finite monochromatic sets

Logic 2020-06-02 v3 Combinatorics

Abstract

A particular case of the Hindman--Galvin--Glazer theorem states that, for every partition of an infinite abelian group GG into two cells, there will be an infinite XGX\subseteq G such that the set of its finite sums {x1++xnnNx1,,xnX are distinct}\{x_1+\cdots+x_n\big|n\in\mathbb N\wedge x_1,\ldots,x_n\in X\text{ are distinct}\} is monochromatic. It is known that the same statement is false, in a very strong sense, if one attempts to obtain an uncountable (rather than just infinite) XX. On the other hand, a recent result of Komj\'ath states that, for partitions into uncountably many cells, it is possible to obtain monochromatic sets of the form FS(X)\mathrm{FS}(X), for XX of some prescribed finite size, when working with sufficiently large Boolean groups. In this paper, we provide a generalization of Komj\'ath's result, and we show that, in a sense, this generalization is the strongest possible.

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@article{arxiv.1801.09179,
  title  = {Hindman-like theorems with uncountably many colours and finite monochromatic sets},
  author = {David Fernández-Bretón and Sung Hyup Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.09179},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

15 pages, incorporates referee's suggestions