The structure of critical sets for F_p arithmetic progressions
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Publication:6207791
arXiv0712.1611MaRDI QIDQ6207791FDOQ6207791
Authors: Ernie Croot 
Publication date: 10 December 2007
Abstract: Fix a prime p and a density 0 < d <= 1. Among all functions f : F_p -> [0,1], what can one say about those which assign minimal weight to three-term arithmetic progressions -- that is, the sum of f(a)f(a+x)f(a+2x) is minimal as we sum over all a and x -- subject to the density constraint that the expected value of f equals d? In the present paper we show three things about them: 1) Such f are nearly indicator functions; 2) They enjoy a certain ``local minimal property; and, 3) They are approximately indicator functions for certain sumsets A+B.
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