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A logarithmic error term for subset sums of zero-sum-free sets
Abstract · v1
For a positive integer , let be the minimum number of distinct nonempty subset sums of a zero-sum-free -element set, where the minimum is taken over all finite abelian groups. We prove . Together with the classical upper bound, this gives , with the optimal leading coefficient. As a consequence, the Olson constant of every finite abelian group satisfies . The argument combines a triangular lower bound for repeated supports, a count using blocks of two and three copies, and a greedy expansion argument. No restriction is imposed on the order of the group or on the stabilizer of the set of subset sums.
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