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Three term rational function progressions in finite fields

Number Theory 2024-01-03 v1 Algebraic Geometry Classical Analysis and ODEs Combinatorics

Abstract

Let F(t),G(t)Q(t)F(t),G(t)\in \mathbb{Q}(t) be rational functions such that F(t),G(t)F(t),G(t) and the constant function 11 are linearly independent over Q\mathbb{Q}, we prove an asymptotic formula for the number of the three term rational function progressions of the form x,x+F(y),x+G(y)x,x+F(y),x+G(y) in subsets of Fp\mathbb{F}_p. The main new ingredient is an algebraic geometry version of PET induction that bypasses Weyl's differencing. This answers a question of Bourgain and Chang.

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@article{arxiv.2401.01137,
  title  = {Three term rational function progressions in finite fields},
  author = {Guo-Dong Hong and Zi Li Lim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.01137},
  year   = {2024}
}

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17 pages

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