On unit-weighted zero-sum constants of $\mathbb Z_n$
Number Theory
2023-04-06 v2
Abstract
Given , the constant is defined to be the smallest natural number such that any sequence of elements in has an -weighted zero-sum subsequence having consecutive terms. The value of is known when is odd. We give a different argument to determine the value of for any . A -extremal sequence for is a sequence in whose length is and which does not have any -weighted zero-sum subsequence having consecutive terms. We characterize the -extremal sequences for when is a power of 2. For any , we determine the value of where is the set of all odd (or all even) elements of and also when where .
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@article{arxiv.2203.02665,
title = {On unit-weighted zero-sum constants of $\mathbb Z_n$},
author = {Santanu Mondal and Krishnendu Paul and Shameek Paul},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.02665},
year = {2023}
}
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17 pages