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Short intervals for the Romanoff-type sumset

Number Theory 2026-04-24 v2

Abstract

Let XX be large and let P\mathcal{P} denote the set of primes. Fix positive real parameters r1,,rsr_1,\dots,r_s and a parameter λ1\lambda\geqslant 1 determined by a balancing relation, and let Aλ(X)[1,2X]\mathcal{A}_{\lambda}(X)\subset[1,2X] be the associated lacunary set generated by sums of powers of 22 with polynomially growing exponents. Set Sλ:=P+Aλ(X)\mathcal{S}_{\lambda}:=\mathcal{P}+\mathcal{A}_{\lambda}(X). Fix ε>0\varepsilon>0, choose θ\theta with 2/15+ε<θ<0.992/15+\varepsilon<\theta<0.99, and set h=Xθh=X^{\theta}. We prove that for all but Oε(Xexp(cε(logX)1/4))O_{\varepsilon}\left(X\exp\left(-c_{\varepsilon}(\log X)^{1/4}\right)\right) values of x[X,2X]x\in[X,2X], the short interval (x,x+h](x,x+h] contains εh\asymp_{\varepsilon} h integers of the form p+ap+a, where pp is prime and aAλ(X)a\in\mathcal{A}_{\lambda}(X).

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@article{arxiv.2602.14368,
  title  = {Short intervals for the Romanoff-type sumset},
  author = {Yuchen Ding and Johann Verwee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.14368},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages

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