CMPP conjecture on distinct partial sums for zero-sum subsets

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Let GG be an abelian group, and let AA be a finite subset of G∖{0G}G\setminus\{0_G\}. Assume that no 22-subset of the form {x,−x}\{x,-x\} is contained in AA, and that

∑a∈Aa=0G.\sum_{a\in A}a=0_G.

CMPP conjecture. There exists an ordering of the elements of AA such that all partial sums are distinct.

The conjecture concerns zero-sum subsets avoiding opposite pairs and is related to sequenceability questions in abelian groups. The source attributes it to the authors and collaborators, but the supplied passage gives no resolution of the general statement.

References

Primary source

Simone Costa and Marco Antonio Pellegrini, “Some new results about a conjecture by Brian Alspach”, arXiv:2003.05939 (2020).

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