On a theorem of Sárközy for difference sets and shifted primes (Q2308836)

In the paper under review the author continues the work of \textit{A. Sárközy} [Acta Math. Acad. Sci. Hung. 31, 125--149 (1978; Zbl 0387.10033), 31, 355--386 (1978; Zbl 0387.10034), Ann. Univ. Sci. Budap. Rolando Eötvös, Sect. Math. 21, 45--53 (1978; Zbl 0413.10051)], \textit{J. Lucier} [Acta Math. Hung. 120, No. 1--2, 79--102 (2008; Zbl 1164.11063)] and \textit{I. Z. Ruzsa} and \textit{T. Sanders} [Acta Arith. 131, No. 3, 281--301 (2008; Zbl 1170.11023)] on size of sets avoiding the set of shifted primes in the difference. Here is the main result. Theorem. Let $A \subseteq \{1,\dots, N\}$ be a set such that the equation $x-y=p-1$ where $x,y\in A$, $p$ is a prime number has no solutions. Then $|A| \le CN \exp(-c(\log N)^{1/3})$, where $C,c>0$ are two absolute constants. The proof uses the approach of Ruzsa and Sanders [loc. cit] as well as the exceptional zero repulsion and other results about zeros of $L$-functions.