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Some zero-sum problems over $\langle x,y \mid x^2 = y^{n/2}, y^n = 1, yx = xy^s \rangle$

Number Theory 2025-01-08 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let n8n \ge 8 be even, and let G=x,yx2=yn/2,yn=1,yx=xysG = \langle x, y \mid x^2 = y^{n/2}, y^n = 1, yx = xy^s \rangle, where s21(modn)s^2 \equiv 1 \pmod n and s≢±1(modn)s \not\equiv \pm1 \pmod n. In this paper, we provide the precise values of some zero-sum constants over GG, namely the small Davenport constant, η\eta-constant, Gao constant, and Erd\H os-Ginzburg-Ziv constant. In particular, the Gao's and Zhuang-Gao's Conjectures hold for GG. We also solve the associated inverse problems when n0(mod4)n \equiv 0 \pmod 4.

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@article{arxiv.2501.03338,
  title  = {Some zero-sum problems over $\langle x,y \mid x^2 = y^{n/2}, y^n = 1, yx = xy^s \rangle$},
  author = {Sávio Ribas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.03338},
  year   = {2025}
}

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To appear in Bull. Braz. Math. Soc