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$p$-adic quotient sets

Number Theory 2021-02-05 v2

Abstract

For ANA \subseteq \mathbb{N}, the question of when R(A)={a/a:a,aA}R(A) = \{a/a' : a, a' \in A\} is dense in the positive real numbers R+\mathbb{R}_+ has been examined by many authors over the years. In contrast, the pp-adic setting is largely unexplored. We investigate conditions under which R(A)R(A) is dense in the pp-adic numbers. Techniques from elementary, algebraic, and analytic number theory are employed in this endeavor. We also pose many open questions that should be of general interest.

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@article{arxiv.1607.07951,
  title  = {$p$-adic quotient sets},
  author = {Stephan Ramon Garcia and Yu Xuan Hong and Florian Luca and Elena Pinsker and Carlo Sanna and Evan Schechter and Adam Starr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.07951},
  year   = {2021}
}

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24 pages

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