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Some constructive results on Disjoint Golomb Rulers

Combinatorics 2024-09-24 v1

Abstract

A set {ai1ik}\{a_i\:|\: 1\leq i \leq k\} of non-negative integers is a Golomb ruler if differences aiaja_i-a_j, for any iji \neq j, are all distinct.All finite Sidon sets are Golomb rulers, and vice versa. A set of II disjoint Golomb rulers (DGR) each being a JJ-subset of {1,2,,n}\{1,2,\cdots, n\} is called an (I,J,n)(I,J,n)-DGR. Let H(I,J)H(I, J) be the least positive integer nn such that there is an (I,J,n)(I,J,n)-DGR. In this paper, we propose a series of conjectures on the constructions and structures of DGR. The main conjecture states that if AA is any set of positive integers such that A=H(I,J)|A| = H(I, J), then there are II disjoint Golomb rulers, each being a JJ-subset of AA, which generalizes the conjecture proposed by Koml{\'o}s, Sulyok and Szemer{\'e}di in 1975 on the special case I=1I = 1. This main conjecture implies some interesting conjectures on disjoint Golomb rulers. We also prove some constructive results on DGR, which improve or generalize some basic inequalities on DGR proved by Kl{\o}ve.

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@article{arxiv.2409.14409,
  title  = {Some constructive results on Disjoint Golomb Rulers},
  author = {Xiaodong Xu and Baoxin Xiu and Changjun Fan and Meilian Liang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.14409},
  year   = {2024}
}
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