Related papers: $\{\pm 1\}$-weighted zero-sum constants

Let n be an integer, and consider finite sequences of elements of the group Z/nZ x Z/nZ. Such a sequence is called zero-sum free, if no subsequence has sum zero. It is known that the maximal length of such a zero-sum free sequence is 2n-2,…

For the cyclic group $G=\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$ and any non-empty $A\in\mathbb{Z}$. We define the Davenport constant of $G$ with weight $A$, denoted by $D_A(n)$, to be the least natural number $k$ such that for any sequence $(x_1, ...,…

For any given set $A$ of nonnegative integers and for any given two positive integers $k_1,k_2$, $R_{k_1,k_2}(A,n)$ is defined as the number of solutions of the equation $n=k_1a_1+k_2a_2$ with $a_1,a_2\in A$. In this paper, we prove that if…

A sequence of non-negative integers is called a B_k sequence if all the sums of arbitrary k elements are different. In this paper, we will present a new estimation for the upper bound of B_k sequences.

We study the problem of finding zero-sum blocks in bounded-sum sequences, which was introduced by Caro, Hansberg, and Montejano. Caro et al. determine the minimum $\{-1,1\}$-sequence length for when there exist $k$ consecutive terms that…

Let $G$ be a finite abelian group written additively, and let $r$ be a multiple of its exponent. The modified Erd\H{o}s-Ginzburg-Ziv constant $\mathsf{s}_r'(G)$ is the smallest integer $s$ such that every zero-sum sequence of length $s$…

The vector balancing constant $\mathrm{vb}(K,Q)$ of two symmetric convex bodies $K,Q$ is the minimum $r \geq 0$ so that any number of vectors from $K$ can be balanced into an $r$-scaling of $Q$. A question raised by Schechtman is whether…

Let $X, X_1, X_2,...$ be a sequence of non-degenerate i.i.d. random variables with mean zero. The best possible weighted approximations are investigated in $D[0, 1]$ for the partial sum processes $\{S_{[nt]}, 0\le t\le 1\}$, where…

A problem in zero-sum theory is to determine all pairs $(k,n)$ for which every minimal zero-sum sequence of length $k$ modulo $n$ has index $1$. While all other cases have been solved more than a decade ago, the case when $k$ equals $4$ and…

Let $n$ be a positive even integer, and let $a_1,...,a_n$ and $w_1, ..., w_n$ be integers satisfying $\sum_{k=1}^n a_k\equiv\sum_{k=1}^n w_k =0 (mod n)$. A conjecture of Bialostocki states that there is a permutation $\sigma$ on {1,...,n}…

Let $G$ be an additive finite abelian group. A sequence over $G$ is called a minimal zero-sum sequence if the sum of its terms is zero and no proper subsequence has this property. Davenport's constant of $G$ is the maximum of the lengths of…

Let $G$ be a finite abelian group with exponent $n$. Let $\eta(G)$ denote the smallest integer $\ell$ such that every sequence over $G$ of length at least $\ell$ has a zero-sum subsequence of length at most $n$. We determine the precise…

Let $V$ be a finite-dimensional real vector space. A collection $\mathcal{P} = \{(A_i,B_i)\}_{i=1}^m$ of pairs of subspaces of $V$ is called a skew Bollob\'as system if $\dim(A_i\cap B_i)=0$ for each $i\in [m]$ and $\dim(A_i\cap B_j)>0$ for…

In this article, we take the point of view that the bottomed $(0^+,1^+)$ mesons $B_{s0}$ and $B_{s1}$ are the conventional $b\bar{s}$ meson, and calculate the strong coupling constants $g_{B_{s0} B K}$ and $g_{B_{s1} B^* K}$ with the…

A weakly consecutive sequence (WCS) is a permutation $\sigma$ of $\{1, \ldots, k\}$ such that if an integer $d$ divides $\sigma(i)$, then $d$ also divides $\sigma(i \pm d)$ insofar as these are defined. The structure of weakly consecutive…

Let $C_n$ be a cyclic group of order $n$. A sequence $S$ of length $\ell$ over $C_n$ is a sequence $S = a_1\boldsymbol\cdot a_2\boldsymbol\cdot \ldots\boldsymbol\cdot a_{\ell}$ of $\ell$ elements in $C_n$, where a repetition of elements is…

Let $G$ be a finite additive abelian group. For given $k$ a positive integer, the $k$-Harborth constant $g^k(G)$ is defined to be the smallest positive integer $t$ such that given a set $S$ of elements of $G$ with size $t$ there exists a…

For a finite set $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ and $k\in \mathbb{N}$, let $\omega_k(A) = \sum_{i\in A, i\neq k}1$. For each $n\in \mathbb{N}$, define $$a_{k, n}\ =\ |\{E\subset \mathbb{N}\,:\, E = \emptyset\mbox{ or } \omega_k(E) < \min E\leqslant…

Let $\mathscr{M}_{(2,1)}(N)$ be the infimum of the largest sum-free subset of any set of $N$ positive integers. An old conjecture in additive combinatorics asserts that there is a constant $c=c(2,1)$ and a function $\omega(N)\to\infty$ as…

For a finite abelian group $G$ and a positive integer $d$, let $\mathsf s_{d \mathbb N} (G)$ denote the smallest integer $\ell \in \mathbb N_0$ such that every sequence $S$ over $G$ of length $|S| \ge \ell$ has a nonempty zero-sum…