On Schur properties of random subsets of integers (Q1352659)

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    On Schur properties of random subsets of integers (English)
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    14 January 1998
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    A celebrated theorem of Schur asserts that for each \(r>1\) and for \(n>n(r)\), if the set \(\{1,2,\dots,n\}\) is partitioned into \(r\) classes then one of them contains a solution to the equation \(x+y=z\). It is said to be a monochromatic solution. Any solution with \(x\neq y\) is called a Schur triple. A set \(A\subseteq\{1,\dots,n\}\) has the Schur property if for any 2-partition of \(A\) there is a monochromatic Schur triple. The authors prove that \(\sqrt n\) is a threshold for the Schur property showing that for every \(\omega(n)\to\infty\), almost all sets \(A\subseteq\{1,\dots,n\}\) with \(|A|>\omega(n)\sqrt n\) have the Schur property, while almost all \(A\) with \(|A|<\sqrt n/\omega(n)\) do not have this property.
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    theorem of Schur
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    monochromatic solution
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    Schur triple
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    Schur property
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    2-partition
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