Sum-free sets generated by the period-\(k\)-folding sequences and some Sturmian sequences (Q776278): Difference between revisions

A set of integers \(S\) is called {\textit sum-free} if \(S\cap (S+S)=\emptyset\), where \(S+S\) is the set \(\{x+y|x,y\in S\}\). Equivalently, \(S\) is \textit{sum-free} if the equation \(x+y=z\) has no solutions with \(x,y,z\in S\). Construction and studying the structure of such infinite sets of integers has attracted the attention of many researchers. From the abstract: ``we show that the sum-free set generated by the period-doubling sequence is not \(k\)-regular for any \(k\ge 2\). Next, we introduce a generalization of the period-doubling sequence, which we call the period-\(k\)-folding sequences. We show that the sum-free sets generated by the period-\(k\)-folding sequences also fail to be \(k\)-regular for all \(k\ge 2\). Finally, we study the sum-free sets generated by Sturmian sequences that begin with \(11\), and their difference sequences.''