Erdős-Ginzburg-Ziv theorem


If a1,a2,,a2n-1 is a set of integers, then there exists a subset ai1,ai2,,ain of n integers such that

ai1+ai2++ain0(modn).

The theorem is also known as the EGZ theorem.

References

  • 1 Melvyn B. Nathanson. Additive Number Theory: Inverse Problems and Geometry of Sumsets, volume 165 of GTM. Springer, 1996. http://www.emis.de/cgi-bin/zmen/ZMATH/en/quick.html?type=html&an=0859.11003Zbl 0859.11003.
  • 2 Hao,P. On a CongruenceMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath modulo a Prime Amer. Math. Monthly, vol. 113, (2006), 652-654
Title Erdős-Ginzburg-Ziv theorem
Canonical name ErdHosGinzburgZivTheorem
Date of creation 2013-03-22 13:40:00
Last modified on 2013-03-22 13:40:00
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Numerical id 7
Author bbukh (348)
Entry type Theorem
Classification msc 20D60
Classification msc 11B50
Synonym EGZ theorem