Bounded ranges of cardinal functions

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Autores principales: Marchwicki, Jacek, Żmija, Błażej
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author Marchwicki, Jacek
Żmija, Błażej
author_facet Marchwicki, Jacek
Żmija, Błażej
contents Let $\mathbf{x}$ be a (non-empty) sequence of positive real numbers. Its achievement set $\mathcal{\mathbf{x}}$ is the set of all the possible sums of the elements of $\mathbf{x}$. The cardinal function of $\mathbf{x}$ is the function $f:\mathcal{A}(\mathbf{x}) \to \mathbb{N}\cup\{ω,\mathfrak{c}\}$ that for every $x\in\mathbb{A}(\mathbf{x})$ the value $f(x)$ is equal to the number of ways $x$ is represented as a sum of elements of $\mathbf{x}$. In this paper we consider possible ranges of cardinal functions of sequences $\mathbf{x}$. We present some general constructions and several criteria that a set has to satisfy in order to be a range of a cardinal function. We put special attention to the case of sets with maximal element equal to $6$. In this case, in particular, we obtained a full characterisation of sets that are ranges of cardinal functions of interval-filling sequences.
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spellingShingle Bounded ranges of cardinal functions
Marchwicki, Jacek
Żmija, Błażej
Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
40A05 (Primary) 11K31 (Secondary)
Let $\mathbf{x}$ be a (non-empty) sequence of positive real numbers. Its achievement set $\mathcal{\mathbf{x}}$ is the set of all the possible sums of the elements of $\mathbf{x}$. The cardinal function of $\mathbf{x}$ is the function $f:\mathcal{A}(\mathbf{x}) \to \mathbb{N}\cup\{ω,\mathfrak{c}\}$ that for every $x\in\mathbb{A}(\mathbf{x})$ the value $f(x)$ is equal to the number of ways $x$ is represented as a sum of elements of $\mathbf{x}$. In this paper we consider possible ranges of cardinal functions of sequences $\mathbf{x}$. We present some general constructions and several criteria that a set has to satisfy in order to be a range of a cardinal function. We put special attention to the case of sets with maximal element equal to $6$. In this case, in particular, we obtained a full characterisation of sets that are ranges of cardinal functions of interval-filling sequences.
title Bounded ranges of cardinal functions
topic Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
40A05 (Primary) 11K31 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13016