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On dilates sums

Number Theory 2010-05-25 v1

Abstract

Let AA be a finite nonempty set of integers. An asymptotic estimate of several dilates sum size was obtained by Bukh. The unique known exact bound concerns the sum A+kA,|A+k\cdot A|, where kk is a prime and A|A| is large. In its full generality, this bound is due to Cilleruelo, Serra and the first author. Let kk be an odd prime and assume that A>8kk.|A|>8k^{k}. A corollary to our main result states that 2A+kA(k+2)Ak2k+2.|2\cdot A+k\cdot A|\ge (k+2)|A|-k^2-k+2. Notice that 2P+kP=(k+2)P2k,|2\cdot P+k\cdot P|=(k+2)|P|-2k, if PP is an arithmetic progression.

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@article{arxiv.1005.4233,
  title  = {On dilates sums},
  author = {Yahya Ould Hamidoune and Juanjo Rué},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.4233},
  year   = {2010}
}

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