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$Q_p$-weighted zero-sum constants

Number Theory 2026-01-21 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

A sequence S=(x1,,xk)S=(x_1,\ldots, x_k) in Zp\mathbb Z_p is called a (Qp,1)(Q_p,\mathbf 1)-weighted zero-sum sequence if there exist a1,,akQpa_1,\ldots,a_k\in Q_p such that a1x1++akxk=0a_1x_1+\cdots+a_kx_k=0 and a1++ak=0a_1+\cdots+a_k=0. The constant EQp,1E_{Q_p,\mathbf 1} is defined to be the smallest positive integer kk such that every sequence of length kk in Zp\mathbb Z_p has a (Qp,1)(Q_p,\mathbf 1)-weighted zero-sum subsequence of length pp. We determine the constant EQp,1E_{Q_p,\mathbf 1} and the related constants CQp,1C_{Q_p,\mathbf 1} and DQp,1D_{Q_p,\mathbf 1}. We also study some (Qp,B)(Q_p,B)-weighted zero-sum constants where BB is a subset of QpQ_p.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2601.14122,
  title  = {$Q_p$-weighted zero-sum constants},
  author = {Krishnendu Paul and Shameek Paul},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.14122},
  year   = {2026}
}

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14 pages

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