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arxiv: math/0507561 · v1 · submitted 2005-07-27 · 🧮 math.NT

On the critical pair theory in Z/pZ

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Let A and B be subsets of Z/pZ such that |A+B| < |A|+|B|+2. We prove that, if |A|>3, |B|>4, |A+B|<p-4 and p > 52, then A and B are included in arithmetic progressions with the same difference and of size |A|+2 and |B|+2 respectively. This extends the well-known theorem of Vosper and a recent result of Rodseth and one of the present authors.

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