Generalized multiplicative Sidon sets

On Multiplicative Sidon Sets

Fix integers b > a ≥ 1 with g := gcd(a, b). A set S ⊆ N is {a, b}-multiplicative if ax 6= by for all x, y ∈ S. For all n, we determine an {a, b}-multiplicative set with maximum cardinality in [n], and conclude that the maximum density of an {a, b}-multiplicative set is b b+g . Erdős [2, 3, 4] defined a set S ⊆ N to be multiplicative Sidon1 if ab = cd implies {a, b} = {c, d} for all a, b, c, d ∈...

Generalized Sidon sets

We give asymptotic sharp estimates for the cardinality of a set of residue classes with the property that the representation function is bounded by a prescribed number. We then use this to obtain an analogous result for sets of integers, answering an old question of Simon Sidon. © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. MSC: 11B

Constructions of generalized Sidon sets

We give explicit constructions of sets S with the property that for each integer k, there are at most g solutions to k = s1 + s2, si ∈ S; such sets are called Sidon sets if g = 2 and generalized Sidon sets (or B2[ ⌈ g/2 ⌉ ] sets) if g ≥ 3. We extend to generalized Sidon sets the Sidon-set constructions of Singer, Bose, and Ruzsa. We also further optimize Koulantzakis’ idea of interleaving sever...

Bounds for generalized Sidon sets

Let Γ be an abelian group and g ≥ h ≥ 2 be integers. A set A ⊂ Γ is a Ch[g]-set if given any set X ⊂ Γ with |X | = h, and any set {k1, . . . , kg } ⊂ Γ , at least one of the translates X + ki is not contained in A. For any g ≥ h ≥ 2, we prove that if A ⊂ {1, 2, . . . , n} is a Ch[g]-set in Z, then |A| ≤ (g − 1)1/hn1−1/h + O(n1/2−1/2h). We show that for any integer n ≥ 1, there is a C3[3]-set A ...

Sumsets of Sidon sets