Chen–Lev conjecture on periodic intersections of representation-equivalent sets

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Let CC and DD be different sets of nonnegative integers, and let RC(n)R_C(n) count representations of nn as a sum of two distinct elements of CC, with the analogous definition for DD. Assume

C∪D=N,C\cup D=\mathbb N, C∩D=r+mN,C\cap D=r+m\mathbb N,

where r≥0r\ge0 and m≥2m\ge2 are integers.

Chen–Lev conjecture. If RC(n)=RD(n)R_C(n)=R_D(n) for every positive integer nn, then there exists an integer l≥1l\ge1 such that

r=22l−1,m=22l+1−1.r=2^{2l}-1,\qquad m=2^{2l+1}-1.

This question seeks a classification of covering pairs with periodic intersection and identical two-element representation functions. The source presents the assertion as a question posed by Chen and Lev; no resolution is supplied.

References

Primary source

Sándor Z. Kiss and Csaba Sándor, “On the structure of sets which have coinciding representation functions”, arXiv:1702.04499 (2020).

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