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On linear versions of some addition theorems

Combinatorics 2021-08-19 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Let K \subset L be a field extension. Given K-subspaces A,B of L, we study the subspace spanned by the product set AB = {ab | a \in A, b \in B}. We obtain some lower bounds on the dimension of this subspace and on dim B^n in terms of dim A, dim B and n. This is achieved by establishing linear versions of constructions and results in additive number theory mainly due to Kemperman and Olson.

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@article{arxiv.0802.3523,
  title  = {On linear versions of some addition theorems},
  author = {Shalom Eliahou and Cédric Lecouvey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.3523},
  year   = {2021}
}

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To appear in Linear and Multilinear Algebra

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