Linear forms and complementing sets of integers

arXiv0801.0001MaRDI QIDQ6207955FDOQ6207955

Authors: Melvyn B. Nathanson 

Publication date: 2 January 2008

Abstract: Let $varphi(x_1,ldots,x_h,y)=u_1{x}_1+cdots+u_h{x}_h+vy$ be a linear form with nonzero integer coefficients $u_1,ldots,u_h,v.$ Let $mathcalA=(A_1,ldots,A_h)$ be an $h$-tuple of finite sets of integers and let $B$ be an infinite set of integers. Define the representation function associated to the form $varphi$ and the sets mca and $B$ as follows: ${\displaystyle }$ R^{(varphi)}_{mathcal{A},B}(n) = ext{card}left( left{ (a_1,ldots, a_h,b) in A_1 imes cdots imes A_h imes B: varphi(a_1, ldots , a_h,b ) = n ight} ight).${\displaystyle }$ If this representation function is constant, then the set $B$ is periodic and the period of $B$ will be bounded in terms of the diameter of the finite set $varphi(a_1,ldots,a_h,0):(a_1,ldots,a_h)in{A}_{1}imescdotsimes{A}_h.$

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Representation functions (11B34)

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