On zero-sum sequences of prescribed length (Q866806)

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    On zero-sum sequences of prescribed length (English)
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    14 February 2007
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    Let \(x_1, \dots , x_{kp+3p-3}\in {\mathbb Z}_p^3.\) The main result of the authors states that there is \(I\subset \{1, \dots , kp+3p-3\}\), such that \(| I| =kp\) and \(\sum _{i\in I} x_i=0,\) for every \(k\geq 4.\)
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    zero-sum
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    Davenport constant
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