On the density of Kravitz sets

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Main Authors: Lev, Vsevolod, Matolcsi, Máté, Pach, Péter Pál, Varga, Dániel
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author Lev, Vsevolod
Matolcsi, Máté
Pach, Péter Pál
Varga, Dániel
author_facet Lev, Vsevolod
Matolcsi, Máté
Pach, Péter Pál
Varga, Dániel
contents We show that for a subset $A$ of the cyclic group of prime order $p>3$, if the sumset $A+A-2A$ is not the whole group, then $|A|\le \frac27\,p$. Besides combinatorial arguments, we utilize a general technique involving linear programming.
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spellingShingle On the density of Kravitz sets
Lev, Vsevolod
Matolcsi, Máté
Pach, Péter Pál
Varga, Dániel
Number Theory
Combinatorics
11B13 (Primary), 11B75 (Secondary)
We show that for a subset $A$ of the cyclic group of prime order $p>3$, if the sumset $A+A-2A$ is not the whole group, then $|A|\le \frac27\,p$. Besides combinatorial arguments, we utilize a general technique involving linear programming.
title On the density of Kravitz sets
topic Number Theory
Combinatorics
11B13 (Primary), 11B75 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16522