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On unit-weighted zero-sum constants of $\mathbb Z_n$

Number Theory 2023-04-06 v2

Abstract

Given AZnA\subseteq\mathbb Z_n, the constant CA(n)C_A(n) is defined to be the smallest natural number kk such that any sequence of kk elements in Zn\mathbb Z_n has an AA-weighted zero-sum subsequence having consecutive terms. The value of CU(n)(n)C_{U(n)}(n) is known when nn is odd. We give a different argument to determine the value of CU(n)(n)C_{U(n)}(n) for any nn. A CC-extremal sequence for U(n)U(n) is a sequence in Zn\mathbb Z_n whose length is CU(n)(n)1C_{U(n)}(n)-1 and which does not have any U(n)U(n)-weighted zero-sum subsequence having consecutive terms. We characterize the CC-extremal sequences for U(n)U(n) when nn is a power of 2. For any nn, we determine the value of CA(n)C_A(n) where AA is the set of all odd (or all even) elements of Zn\mathbb Z_n and also when A={1,2,,r}A=\{1,2,\ldots,r\} where r<nr<n.

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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

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