On maximal sum-free sets in abelian groups (Q2144317)

A set \(S\) is called sum-free if the sum of any two elements does not belong again to the set \(S\). Then size of a largest sum-free subset, number of sum-free subsets, number of maximal sum-free subsets are defined as definition suggest from their name and purpose. In this paper the authors have their main concern towards the conjecture of Balogh, Liu, Sharifzadeh and Treglown concerning a general lower bound on the number of maximal sum-free sets in abelian groups of a fixed order [\textit{J. Balogh} et al., J. Eur. Math. Soc. (JEMS) 20, No. 8, 1885--1911 (2018; Zbl 1454.11050)]. They give the first sharp results in this direction, determining asymptotically the number of maximal sum-free sets in theorem 2 (binary space) and theorem 3 (ternary space). Finally, the authors provide some open problems