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Autores principales: Schmutz, Eric, Tait, Michael
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Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.11736
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author Schmutz, Eric
Tait, Michael
author_facet Schmutz, Eric
Tait, Michael
contents Let $η_{g}(n) $ be the smallest cardinality that $A\subseteq {\mathbb Z}$ can have if $A$ is a $g$-difference basis for $[n]$ (i.e, if, for each $x\in [n]$, there are {\em at least} $g$ solutions to $a_{1}-a_{2}=x$ ). We prove that the finite, non-zero limit $\lim\limits_{n\rightarrow \infty}\frac{η_{g}(n)}{\sqrt{n}}$ exists, answering a question of Kravitz. We also investigate a similar problem in the setting of a vector space over a finite field. Let $α_g(n)$ be the largest cardinality that $A\subseteq [n]$ can have if, for all nonzero $x$, $a_{1}-a_{2}=x$ has {\em at most} $g$ solutions. We also prove that $α_g(n)={\sqrt{gn}}(1+o_{g}(1))$ as $n\rightarrow\infty$.
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spellingShingle Cardinalities of $g$-difference sets
Schmutz, Eric
Tait, Michael
Combinatorics
05B10, 11B13, 11B75
Let $η_{g}(n) $ be the smallest cardinality that $A\subseteq {\mathbb Z}$ can have if $A$ is a $g$-difference basis for $[n]$ (i.e, if, for each $x\in [n]$, there are {\em at least} $g$ solutions to $a_{1}-a_{2}=x$ ). We prove that the finite, non-zero limit $\lim\limits_{n\rightarrow \infty}\frac{η_{g}(n)}{\sqrt{n}}$ exists, answering a question of Kravitz. We also investigate a similar problem in the setting of a vector space over a finite field. Let $α_g(n)$ be the largest cardinality that $A\subseteq [n]$ can have if, for all nonzero $x$, $a_{1}-a_{2}=x$ has {\em at most} $g$ solutions. We also prove that $α_g(n)={\sqrt{gn}}(1+o_{g}(1))$ as $n\rightarrow\infty$.
title Cardinalities of $g$-difference sets
topic Combinatorics
05B10, 11B13, 11B75
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.11736