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Wilf's conjecture for numerical semigroups

Combinatorics 2016-10-30 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Let SNS\subseteq \mathbb{N} be a numerical semigroup with multiplicity mm, embedding dimension ν\nu and conductor c=f+1=qmρc=f+1=qm-\rho for some q,ρNq,\rho\in\mathbb{N} with ρ<m\rho<m. Let Ap(S,m)={w_0<w1<<wm1}(S,m) = \{w\_0<w_1 < \ldots < w_{m-1}\} be the Ap\'ery set of SS. The aim of this paper is to prove Wilf's Conjecture in some special cases. First, we prove that if wm1w1+wαw_{m-1}\geq w_1+w_\alpha and (2+α3q)νm(2+\frac{\alpha-3}{q})\nu\geq m for some 1<α<m11<\alpha<m-1, then SS satisfies Wilf's Conjecture. Then, we prove the conjecture in the following cases: (2+1q)νm(2+\frac{1}{q})\nu\geq m, mν5m-\nu\leq 5 and m=9m=9. Finally, the conjecture is proved if wm1wα1+wαw_{m-1} \geq w_{\alpha-1} + w_\alpha and (α+33)νm(\frac{\alpha+3}{3})\nu\geq m for some 1<α<m11<\alpha<m-1.

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@article{arxiv.1610.08726,
  title  = {Wilf's conjecture for numerical semigroups},
  author = {Mariam Dhayni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.08726},
  year   = {2016}
}
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