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We show that for every positive integer $k$ there are positive constants $C$ and $c$ such that if $A$ is a subset of $\{1, 2, \dots, n\}$ of size at least $C n^{1/k}$, then, for some $d \leq k-1$, the set of subset sums of $A$ contains a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-11-03 David Conlon , Jacob Fox , Huy Tuan Pham

A classical theorem of Lusin states that all analytic sets are Lebesgue-measurable. In this article we established the reverse mathematical strength of Lusin's theorem, which depends on how precisely it is formalized. By doing so, we answer…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-03-25 Juan P. Aguilera , Thibaut Kouptchinsky , Keita Yokoyama

We show that for any set $A\subseteq [0,1]^n$ with $\text{Vol}(A)\ge 1/2$ there exists a line $\ell $ such that the one-dimensional Lebesgue measure of $\ell \cap A$ is at least $\Omega ( n^{1/4} )$. The exponent $1/4$ is tight. More…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-09-20 Dor Elboim , Bo'az Klartag

Let $G$ be a finite abelian group of order $n$, and for each $a\in G$ and integer $1\le h\le n$ let $\mathcal{F}_a(h)$ denote the family of all $h$-element subsets of $G$ whose sum is $a$. A problem posed by Katona and Makar-Limanov is to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-11 Jing Wang

The paper describes two possible ways of extending the definition of Haar measure to non-Hausdorff locally compact groups. The first one forces compact sets to be measurable: with this construction, a counterexample to the existence of the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-09-15 Lisa Valentini

It is an open problem in additive number theory to compute and understand the full range of sumset sizes of finite sets of integers, that is, the set $\mathcal{R}_{\mathbf{Z}}(h,k)= \{|hA|:A \subseteq {\mathbf{Z}} \text{ and } |A|=k\}$ for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-07 Melvyn B. Nathanson

Given a measurable set $A\subset \R^n$ of positive measure, it is not difficult to show that $|A+A|=|2A|$ if and only if $A$ is equal to its convex hull minus a set of measure zero. We investigate the stability of this statement: If…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-12-25 Alessio Figalli , David Jerison

The set $\mathcal{R}_{G}(h,k)$ consists of all possible sizes for the $h$-fold sumset of sets containing $k$ elements from an additive abelian group $G$. The exact makeup of this set is still unknown, but there has been progress towards…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-02 Vincent Schinina

Let $G$ be a finite abelian group, let $0 < \alpha < 1$, and let $A \subseteq G$ be a random set of size $|G|^\alpha$. We let $$ \mu(A) = \max_{B,C:|B|=|C|=|A|}|\{(a,b,c) \in A \times B \times C : a = b + c \}|. $$ The issue is to determine…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2014-01-07 John P Steinberger

An old problem asks whether every compact group has a Haar-nonmeasurable subgroup. A series of earlier results reduce the problem to infinite metrizable profinite groups. We provide a positive answer, assuming a weak, potentially provable,…

General Topology · Mathematics 2018-05-14 Adam J. Przeździecki , Piotr Szewczak , Boaz Tsaban

For a locally compact group $H$ with a left Haar measure, we study variable Lebesgue algebra $\mathcal{L}^{p(\cdot)}(H)$ with respect to a convolution. We show that if $\mathcal{L}^{p(\cdot)}(H)$ has bounded exponent, then it contains a…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-15 Parthapratim Saha , Bipan Hazarika

We consider restricted sumsets over field $F$. Let\begin{align*}C=\{a_1+\cdots+a_n:a_1\in A_1,\ldots,a_n\in A_n, a_i-a_j\notin S_{ij}\ \text{if}\ i\not=j\},\end{align*} where $S_{ij}(1\leqslant i\not=j\leqslant n)$ are finite subsets of $F$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-02-17 Lilu Zhao

For continuous maps on a compact manifold M, particularly for those that do not preserve the Lebesgue measure m, we define the observable invariant probability measures as a generalization of the physical measures. We prove that any…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2012-03-01 E. Catsigeras , H. Enrich

Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian metric group with Haar measure $\lambda $ and $\hat{G}$ its dual with Haar measure $\mu ,$ and $\lambda ( G) $ is finite. Assume that$~1<p_{i}<\infty $, $p_{i}^{\prime }=\frac{ p_{i}}{p_{i}-1}$, $(…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-30 Öznur Kulak , A. Turan Gürkanlı

We prove a sharp bound for the minimal doubling of a small measurable subset of a compact connected Lie group. Namely, let $G$ be a compact connected Lie group of dimension $d_G$, we show that for for all measurable subsets $A$, we have…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-05-24 Simon Machado

Measurable sets are defined as those locally approximable, in a certain sense, by sets in the given algebra (or ring). A corresponding measure extension theorem is proved. It is also shown that a set is locally approximable in the mentioned…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-02-14 Iosif Pinelis

In the present paper, we study a set that can be treated as a generalised set of subsums for a geometric series. This object was discovered independently in various mathematical aspects. For instance, it is closely related to various…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-10-22 Oleg Makarchuk , Dmytro Karvatskyi

For each symmetric, aperiodic probability measure $\mu$ on a finitely generated group $G$, we define a subset $A_{\mu}$ consisting of group elements $g$ for which the limit of the ratio ${\mu^{\ast n}(g)}/{\mu^{\ast n}(e)}$ tends to $1$. We…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2017-12-21 Murray Elder , Cameron Rogers

Let $G = (G,+)$ be a compact connected abelian group, and let $\mu_G$ denote its probability Haar measure. A theorem of Kneser (generalising previous results of Macbeath and Raikov) establishes the bound $$ \mu_G(A + B) \geq \min(…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-07-03 Terence Tao

Let G be a locally compact group, and let U be its unitary representation on a Hilbert space H. Endow the space L(H) of linear bounded operators on H with weak operator topology. We prove that if U is a measurable map from G to L(H) then it…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-27 Yulia Kuznetsova