On unit-weighted zero-sum constants of \mathbb Z_n

Abstract: Given

A s u b s e t e q m a t h b b Z_{n}

, the constant

C_{A} (n)

is defined to be the smallest natural number

k

such that any sequence of

k

elements in

m a t h b b Z_{n}

has an

A

-weighted zero-sum subsequence having consecutive terms. The value of

C_{U (n)} (n)

is known when

n

is odd. We give a different argument to determine the value of

C_{U (n)} (n)

for any

n

. A

C

-extremal sequence for

U (n)

is a sequence in

m a t h b b Z_{n}

whose length is

C_{U (n)} (n) - 1

and which does not have any

U (n)

-weighted zero-sum subsequence having consecutive terms. We characterize the

C

-extremal sequences for

U (n)

when

n

is a power of 2. For any

n

, we determine the value of

C_{A} (n)

where

A

is the set of all odd (or all even) elements of

m a t h b b Z_{n}

and also when

A = 1, 2, l d o t s, r

where

r < n

.

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