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Gaps in Multiplicative Sidon Sets

Number Theory 2026-05-05 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

For a positive integer nn, let g(n)g(n) denote the infimum of all real numbers LL such that there exists a multiplicative Sidon set A{1,2,,n}A\subseteq\{1,2,\dots,n\} that intersects every interval [x,x+L][1,n][x,x+L]\subseteq[1,n]. S\'ark\"ozy asked for estimates on g(n)g(n), and he in particular asked whether one has g(n)ng(n)\le\sqrt n for every nNn\in\mathbb{N}. We first show that this estimate does indeed hold, with a proof that was autonomously discovered and formally verified in Lean by Aristotle. Next, we improve the upper bound further and, with ρ=136910<0.47\rho = \frac{13-\sqrt{69}}{10} < 0.47, prove that g(n)εnρ+εg(n)\ll_{\varepsilon} n^{\rho+\varepsilon} for every ε>0\varepsilon > 0.

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@article{arxiv.2605.02064,
  title  = {Gaps in Multiplicative Sidon Sets},
  author = {Wouter van Doorn and Pietro Monticone and Quanyu Tang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.02064},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages

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