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On Sárközy-Sós Theorem related to representation functions

Number Theory 2026-07-03 v1

Abstract

Let N0\mathbb{N}_0 be the set of all nonnegative integers. For a nonempty set AN0\mathcal{A}\subseteq \mathbb{N}_0 and integers n,h2n,h\ge 2, let rh(A,n)r_{h}(\mathcal{A},n) be the number of representations of nn as a1++aha_1+\cdots+a_h, where a1aha_1\le \cdots\le a_h and aiAa_i\in \mathcal{A} for i=1,,hi=1,\cdots,h. In 2016, Chen and Tang showed that, for any given distinct positive integers u1,,uku_1,\cdots,u_k and positive rational numbers α1,,αk\alpha_1,\cdots,\alpha_k with α1++αk=1\alpha_1+\cdots+\alpha_k=1, there are infinitely many sets AN0\mathcal{A}\subseteq \mathbb{N}_0 such that rh(A,n)1r_{h}(\mathcal{A},n)\ge 1 for all nonnegative integers nn and the set of nn with rh(A,n)=uir_{h}(\mathcal{A},n)=u_i has density αi\alpha_i for all integer i=1,,ki=1,\cdots,k. In this paper, we consider the irrational numbers αi\alpha_i as well. As a main result, we prove that, for any nonnegative numbers α0,,αm\alpha_0,\cdots,\alpha_m with α0++αm=1\alpha_0+\cdots+\alpha_m=1, there are infinitely many sets AN0\mathcal{A}\subseteq \mathbb{N}_0 such that the set of nn with r2(A,n)=ir_{2}(\mathcal{A},n)=i has density αi\alpha_i for all integer i=0,,mi=0,\cdots,m. Other related results are also contained.

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@article{arxiv.2607.03336,
  title  = {On Sárközy-Sós Theorem related to representation functions},
  author = {Jin-Hui Fang and Sándor Z. Kiss and Wei Niu and Csaba Sándor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.03336},
  year   = {2026}
}