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2020
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.02511 |
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- 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 allowed and their order is disregarded. We say that $S$ is a zero-sum sequence if $Σ_{i=1}^{\ell} a_i = 0$ and that $S$ is a zero-sum free sequence if $S$ contains no zero-sum subsequence. Let $R$ be a random subset of $C_n$ obtained by choosing each element in $C_n$ independently with probability $p$. Let $N^R_{n-1-k}$ be the number of zero-sum free sequences of length $n-1-k$ in $R$. Also, let $N^R_{n-1-k,d}$ be the number of zero-sum free sequences of length $n-1-k$ having $d$ distinct elements in $R$. We obtain the expectation of $N^R_{n-1-k}$ and $N^R_{n-1-k,d}$ for $0\leq k\leq \big\lfloor \frac{n}{3} \big\rfloor$. We also show a concentration result on $N^R_{n-1-k}$ and $N^R_{n-1-k,d}$ when $k$ is fixed.