English

Sets in $\mathbb{Z}^k$ with doubling $2^k+\delta$ are near convex progressions

Number Theory 2022-12-07 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

For δ>0\delta>0 sufficiently small and AZkA\subset \mathbb{Z}^k with A+A(2k+δ)A|A+A|\le (2^k+\delta)|A|, we show either AA is covered by mk(δ)m_k(\delta) parallel hyperplanes, or satisfies co^(A)AckδA|\widehat{\operatorname{co}}(A)\setminus A|\le c_k\delta |A|, where co^(A)\widehat{\operatorname{co}}(A) is the smallest convex progression (convex set intersected with a sublattice) containing AA. This generalizes the Freiman-Bilu 2k2^k theorem, Freiman's 3A43|A|-4 theorem, and recent sharp stability results of the present authors for sumsets in Rk\mathbb{R}^k conjectured by Figalli and Jerison.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2004.07264,
  title  = {Sets in $\mathbb{Z}^k$ with doubling $2^k+\delta$ are near convex progressions},
  author = {Peter van Hintum and Hunter Spink and Marius Tiba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.07264},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

59 pages, heavily revised, accepted to Advances in Mathematics