On a product of finite subsets in a torsion-free group (Q910853)
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On a product of finite subsets in a torsion-free group (English)
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1990
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Let \(K\), \(M\) be finite subsets of a torsion-free group \(G\) such that \(| K|=k>1\), \(| M|=m>1\) and \(| KM|=k+m-1\). It is shown that there exist \(a,b,q\in G\) such that \(K=\{a,aq,...,aq^{k-1}\}\), \(M=\{b,qb,...,q^{m-1}b\}\).
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cosets
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finite subsets
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torsion-free group
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