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MSTD sets and Freiman isomorphisms

Number Theory 2021-01-06 v5

Abstract

An MSTD set is a finite set with more pairwise sums than differences. (Υ,Φ)(\Upsilon,\Phi)-ismorphisms are generalizations of Freiman isomorphisms to arbitrary linear forms. These generalized isomorphisms are used to prove that every finite set of real numbers is Freiman isomorphic to a finite set of integers. This implies that there exists no MSTD set AA of real numbers with A7|A| \leq 7, and, up to Freiman isomorphism, there exists exactly one MSTD set AA of real numbers with A=8|A| = 8.

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@article{arxiv.1609.04578,
  title  = {MSTD sets and Freiman isomorphisms},
  author = {Melvyn B. Nathanson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.04578},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Revise, and expanded; 14 pages

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