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Asymptotics for the logarithm of the number of k-solution-free sets in Abelian groups

  • Aleksandr A. Sapozhenko EMAIL logo and Vahe G. Sargsyan
Published/Copyright: December 27, 2019

Abstract

A family (A1, …, Ak) of subsets of a group G is called k-solution-free family if the equation x1 + … + xk = 0 has no solution in (A1, …, Ak) such that x1A1, …, xkAk. We find the asymptotic behavior for the logarithm of the number of k-solution-free families in Abelian groups.


Originally published in Diskretnaya Matematika (2018) 30, №3, 117–126 (in Russian).


  1. Funding: This research was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Fund for Basic Research (project 16-01-00593A).

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Received: 2018-02-05
Published Online: 2019-12-27
Published in Print: 2019-12-18

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