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On $s$-additive sequences

For a non-negative integer $s$, a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers $\{a_n\}$ is called $s$-additive if for $n>2s$, $a_n$ is the least integer exceeding $a_{n-1}$ which has ...
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Cardinality of $\{ n_i + i^k: i \in \mathbb{N} \} \cap [1,T]$ where $\{n_i \}$ is all natural numbers in some order

Let $n_1, n_2, ...$ be a sequence of natural numbers such that $\{n_i: i \in \mathbb{N}\}$ as a set is all of natural numbers. Let $k$ be a positive integer. Is is possible to obtain a lower bound of ...
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Difference sequences of sets of integers

In this paper, the conception of the difference sequence and $\infty$-difference length of a subset of groups is introduced. As an important case, subsets of the additive group of integers are ...
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Minimum length of sequence such that every integer from 1 to n can be achieved as the sum of some contiguous subsequence

This question literally came to me in a fever dream last night, and it's frustrating me to no end. I'll try to explain it as best I can, but there may not be a satisfying answer; the best outcome ...
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Positive integers written as $\binom{w}2+\binom{x}4+\binom{y}6+\binom{z}8$ with $w,x,y,z\in\{2,3,\ldots\}$

Let $\mathbb N=\{0,1,2,\ldots\}$. Recall that the triangular numbers are those natural numbers $$T_x=\frac {x(x+1)}2\quad \text{with}\ x\in\mathbb N.$$ As $T_x=\binom{x+1}2$, Gauss' triangular number ...
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Infinite difference length of integer subsets

Let $A$ be a set of integers. In our recent researches, we've faced to the following property and definition: We say $A$ has infinite difference length, if (a) For every integer $n$ there exist a ...
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Additive basis of order 2

Can we find $\alpha>1$ such that $u=(\lfloor n^\alpha\rfloor)_{n\geqslant0}$ is an additive basis of order $2$ (i.e. $\forall x\in\mathbb{N}, \exists(n,m)\in\mathbb{N}^2, x=u_n+u_m$) ? Remark : ...
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Additive combinatorics and a Diophantine equation

Let $(n_k)_{1 \leq k \leq N}$ be a sequence of distinct positive integers. For $v \in \mathbb{Z}$ set $$ A_N(v) = \# \Big\{ (k,\ell) \in \{1, \dots, N\}^2, ~k \neq \ell:\quad n_k - n_\ell = v \Big\}. $...