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Sumsets of dense sets and sparse sets

Dynamical Systems 2010-11-02 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

R. Jin showed that whenever A and B are sets of integers having positive upper Banach density, the sumset A+B is piecewise syndetic. This result was strengthened by Bergelson, Furstenberg, and Weiss to conclude that A+B must be piecewise Bohr. We generalize the latter result to cases where A has Banach density 0, giving a new proof of the previous results in the process.

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@article{arxiv.0911.2278,
  title  = {Sumsets of dense sets and sparse sets},
  author = {John T. Griesmer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.2278},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

LaTeX, 19 Pages, major revision. Main proof simplified, references added. Accepted by Israel Journal of Mathematics

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