Long arithmetic progressions in sum-sets and the number of x-sum-free sets

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  • E. Szemerédi
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In this paper we obtain optimal bounds for the length of the longest arithmetic progression in various kinds of sum-sets. As an application, we derive a sharp estimate for the number of sets A of residues modulo a prime n such that no subsum of A equals x modulo n, where x is a fixed residue modulo n.

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تاریخ انتشار 2003