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arxiv: 1303.3539 · v1 · pith:2MCE4342new · submitted 2013-03-14 · 🧮 math.CO · math.NT

A short proof of Kneser's addition theorem for abelian groups

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Martin Kneser proved the following addition theorem for every abelian group $G$. If $A,B \subseteq G$ are finite and nonempty, then $|A+B| \ge |A+K| + |B+K| - |K|$ where $K = \{g \in G \mid g+A+B = A+B \}$. Here we give a short proof of this based on a simple intersection union argument.

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