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A famous Steinhaus theorem says that if measurable subsets $A,B$ of a locally compact topological group $G$ have positive Haar measure, then the difference $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of the unit and the sumset AB has non-empty interior in $G$.

The first part of this theorem was generalized to Polish groups by Christensen who proved that for a Haar positive Borel subset $A$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the set $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of zero in $G$.

A subset $A$ of a Polish group $G$ is Haar null if there exists a Borel probability measure $\mu$ such that $\mu(xAy)=0$ for all $x,y\in G$. A subset which is not Haar null is called Haar positive.

What about the second part of the Steinhaus Theorem? Can it be generalized to Polish groups? For example, is it true that for any Haar positive closed sets $A,B$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the sumset $AB$ is not meager in $G$?

An affirmative answer to this problem would imply an affirmative answer to the problem (Can each non-open analytic subgroup of a Polish abelian group be covered by countably many closed Haar null subsets?Can each non-open analytic subgroup of a Polish abelian group be covered by countably many closed Haar null subsets?).

A famous Steinhaus theorem says that if measurable subsets $A,B$ of a locally compact topological group $G$ have positive Haar measure, then the difference $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of the unit and the sumset AB has non-empty interior in $G$.

The first part of this theorem was generalized to Polish groups by Christensen who proved that for a Haar positive Borel subset $A$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the set $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of zero in $G$.

A subset $A$ of a Polish group $G$ is Haar null if there exists a Borel probability measure $\mu$ such that $\mu(xAy)=0$ for all $x,y\in G$. A subset which is not Haar null is called Haar positive.

What about the second part of the Steinhaus Theorem? Can it be generalized to Polish groups? For example, is it true that for any Haar positive closed sets $A,B$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the sumset $AB$ is not meager in $G$?

An affirmative answer to this problem would imply an affirmative answer to the problem (Can each non-open analytic subgroup of a Polish abelian group be covered by countably many closed Haar null subsets?).

A famous Steinhaus theorem says that if measurable subsets $A,B$ of a locally compact topological group $G$ have positive Haar measure, then the difference $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of the unit and the sumset AB has non-empty interior in $G$.

The first part of this theorem was generalized to Polish groups by Christensen who proved that for a Haar positive Borel subset $A$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the set $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of zero in $G$.

A subset $A$ of a Polish group $G$ is Haar null if there exists a Borel probability measure $\mu$ such that $\mu(xAy)=0$ for all $x,y\in G$. A subset which is not Haar null is called Haar positive.

What about the second part of the Steinhaus Theorem? Can it be generalized to Polish groups? For example, is it true that for any Haar positive closed sets $A,B$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the sumset $AB$ is not meager in $G$?

An affirmative answer to this problem would imply an affirmative answer to the problem (Can each non-open analytic subgroup of a Polish abelian group be covered by countably many closed Haar null subsets?).

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A famous Steinhaus theorem says that if measurable subsets $A,B$ of a locally compact topological group $G$ have positive Haar measure, then the difference $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of the unit and the sumset AB has non-empty interior in $G$.

The first part of this theorem was generalized to Polish groups by Christensen who proved that for a Haar positive Borel subset $A$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the set $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of zero in $G$.

A subset $A$ of a Polish group $G$ is Haar null if there exists a Borel probability measure $\mu$ such that $\mu(xAy)=0$ for all $x,y\in G$. A subset which is not Haar null is called Haar positive.

What about the second part of the Steinhaus Theorem? Can it be generalized to Polish groups? For example, is it true that for any Haar positive closed sets $A,B$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the sumset $AB$ is not meager in $G$?

An affirmative answer to this problem would imply an affirmative answer to the problem (Can each non-open analytic subgroup of a Polish abelian group be covered by countably many closed Haar null subsets?).

A famous Steinhaus theorem says that if measurable subsets $A,B$ of a locally compact topological group $G$ have positive Haar measure, then the difference $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of the unit and the sumset AB has non-empty interior in $G$.

The first part of this theorem was generalized to Polish groups by Christensen who proved that for a Haar positive Borel subset $A$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the set $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of zero in $G$.

A subset $A$ of a Polish group $G$ is Haar null if there exists a Borel probability measure $\mu$ such that $\mu(xAy)=0$ for all $x,y\in G$. A subset which is not Haar null is called Haar positive.

What about the second part of the Steinhaus Theorem? Can it be generalized to Polish groups? For example, is it true that for any Haar positive closed sets $A,B$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the sumset $AB$ is not meager in $G$?

A famous Steinhaus theorem says that if measurable subsets $A,B$ of a locally compact topological group $G$ have positive Haar measure, then the difference $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of the unit and the sumset AB has non-empty interior in $G$.

The first part of this theorem was generalized to Polish groups by Christensen who proved that for a Haar positive Borel subset $A$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the set $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of zero in $G$.

A subset $A$ of a Polish group $G$ is Haar null if there exists a Borel probability measure $\mu$ such that $\mu(xAy)=0$ for all $x,y\in G$. A subset which is not Haar null is called Haar positive.

What about the second part of the Steinhaus Theorem? Can it be generalized to Polish groups? For example, is it true that for any Haar positive closed sets $A,B$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the sumset $AB$ is not meager in $G$?

An affirmative answer to this problem would imply an affirmative answer to the problem (Can each non-open analytic subgroup of a Polish abelian group be covered by countably many closed Haar null subsets?).

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Is the sumset of two Haar positive closed subsets of a Polish group non-meager?

A famous Steinhaus theorem says that if measurable subsets $A,B$ of a locally compact topological group $G$ have positive Haar measure, then the difference $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of the unit and the sumset AB has non-empty interior in $G$.

The first part of this theorem was generalized to Polish groups by Christensen who proved that for a Haar positive Borel subset $A$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the set $AA^{-1}$ is a neighborhood of zero in $G$.

A subset $A$ of a Polish group $G$ is Haar null if there exists a Borel probability measure $\mu$ such that $\mu(xAy)=0$ for all $x,y\in G$. A subset which is not Haar null is called Haar positive.

What about the second part of the Steinhaus Theorem? Can it be generalized to Polish groups? For example, is it true that for any Haar positive closed sets $A,B$ of a Polish abelian group $G$ the sumset $AB$ is not meager in $G$?