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A remarkable theorem due to Khovanskii asserts that for any finite subset $A$ of an abelian group, the cardinality of the $h$-fold sumset $hA$ grows like a polynomial for all sufficiently large $h$. Currently, neither the polynomial nor…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-12-23 Michael J. Curran , Leo Goldmakher

We give a new expression of the multiple harmonic sum, which serves as a refinement of the iterated integral expression of the multiple zeta value, and prove it using the so-called connected sum method. Based on this fact, by taking two…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-03-01 Takumi Maesaka , Shin-ichiro Seki , Taiki Watanabe

If $A$ and $B$ are subsets of an abelian group, their sumset is $A+B:=\{a+b:a\in A, b\in B\}$. We study sumsets in discrete abelian groups, where at least one summand has positive upper Banach density. Renling Jin proved that if $A$ and $B$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-15 John T. Griesmer

The Subset Sum problem, which asks whether a set of $n$ integers has a subset summing to a target $t$, is a fundamental NP-complete problem in cryptography and combinatorial optimization. The classical meet-in-the-middle (MIM) algorithm of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Jesus Salas

We construct large subsets of the first $N$ positive integers which avoid certain arithmetic configurations. In particular, we construct a set of order $N^{0.7685}$ lacking the configuration $\{x,x+y,x+y^2\},$ surpassing the $N^{3/4}$ limit…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-08-19 Khalid Younis

Let $G$ be an abelian group of finite order $n$, and let $h$ be a positive integer. A subset $A$ of $G$ is called {\em weakly $h$-incomplete}, if not every element of $G$ can be written as the sum of $h$ distinct elements of $A$; in…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-07-20 Béla Bajnok , Samuel Edwards

We discuss a statistical variant of Ruzsa's covering lemma and use it to show that if G is an Abelian group of bounded exponent and A in G has |A+A| < K|A| then the subgroup generated by A has size at most exp(O(K log^22K))|A|, where the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-10-25 Tom Sanders

A set of positive integers $A$ is called a $B_{h}[g]$ set if there are at most $g$ different sums of $h$ elements from $A$ with the same result. This definition has a generalization to abelian groups and the main problem related to this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-12-22 Nidia Y. Caicedo , Carlos A. Gómez , Jhonny C. Gómez , Carlos A. Trujillo

The asymptotic study of class numbers of binary quadratic forms is a foundational problem in arithmetic statistics. Here, we investigate finer statistics of class numbers by studying their self-correlations under additive shifts.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-22 Alexander Walker

Let $A\subset [1, 2]$ be a $(\delta, \sigma)$-set with measure $|A|=\delta^{1-\sigma}$ in the sense of Katz and Tao. For $\sigma\in (1/2, 1)$ we show that $$ |A+A|+|AA|\gtrapprox \delta^{-c}|A|, $$ for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-02-26 Changhao Chen

In this paper we propose a conjecture concerning partial sums of an arbitrary finite subset of an abelian group, that naturally arises investigating simple Heffter systems. Then, we show its connection with related open problems and we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-06-15 Simone Costa , Fiorenza Morini , Anita Pasotti , Marco Antonio Pellegrini

Extending Eulerian polynomials and Faulhaber's formula 1, we study several combi-natorial aspects of harmonic sums and polylogarithms at non-positive multi-indices as well as their structure. Our techniques are based on the combinatorics of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-11-30 Gérard Duchamp , Hoang Ngoc , Ngo Quoc

The method of brackets is an efficient method for the evaluation of a large class of definite integrals on the half-line. It is based on a small collection of rules, some of which are heuristic. The extension discussed here is based on the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-07-28 Ivan Gonzalez , Karen Kohl , Lin Jiu , Victor H. Moll

Let $h\geq 2$ and $A=\{a_0,a_1,\ldots,a_{k-1}\}$ be a finite set of integers. It is well-known that $\left|hA\right|=hk-h+1$ if and only if $A$ is a $k$-term arithmetic progression. In this paper, we give some nontrivial inverse results of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-11-05 Min Tang , Yun Xing

In the paper we develop the method of higher energies. New upper bounds for the additive energies of convex sets, sets A with small |AA| and |A(A+1)| are obtained. We prove new structural results, including higher sumsets, and develop the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-01-01 Ilya D. Shkredov

Let $A$ be a finite set of integers and let $hA$ be its $h$-fold sumset. This paper investigates the sequence of sumset sizes $( |hA| )_{h=1}^{\infty}$, the relations between these sequences for affinely inequivalent sets $A$ and $B$, and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-05 Melvyn B. Nathanson

Any multiplier Hopf *-algebra} with positive integrals gives rise to a locally compact quantum group (in the sense of Kustermans and Vaes). As a special case of such a situation, we have the compact quantum groups (in the sense of…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Alfons Van Daele

There has been recent interest in a hybrid form of the celebrated conjectures of Hardy-Littlewood and of Chowla. We prove that for any $k,\ell\ge1$ and distinct integers $h_2,\ldots,h_k,a_1,\ldots,a_\ell$, we have $$\sum_{n\leq…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-10-27 Jared Duker Lichtman , Joni Teräväinen

The Polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa conjecture is one of the central open problems in additive combinatorics. If true, it would give tight quantitative bounds relating combinatorial and algebraic notions of approximate subgroups. In this note, we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-05-10 Shachar Lovett , Oded Regev

Multiple zeta-star values are variants of multiple zeta values which allow equality in the definition. Similar to the theory of continued fractions, every real number which is greater than $1$ can be realized as an unique infinite multiple…

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