Fraenkel's conjecture on the moduli of disjoint covering systems

Let {S(αi,βi)}i=1n\{S(\alpha_i,\beta_i)\}_{i=1}^n be a disjoint covering system (DCS) of rational Beatty sequences, with n>2n>2, and suppose that

α1<α2<<αn.\alpha_1<\alpha_2<\cdots<\alpha_n.

Fraenkel's conjecture. If the system has no multiplicity, then αi=p/qi\alpha_i=p/q_i, where

\np=2n1,qi=2ni,i=1,2,,n.\np=2^n-1,\qquad q_i=2^{n-i},\qquad i=1,2,\ldots,n.

This is the precise formulation given after the general classification claim: it identifies the moduli of the conjecturally unique family, up to the translation freedom in the Beatty sequences. Its resolution is not established by the supplied text.

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Primary source

Ofir Schnabel and Jamie Simpson, “A different approach to the Fraenkel Conjecture for low n values”, arXiv:1709.08190 (2017).

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