Conjecture on the extremal number of maximal sum-free sets in abelian groups

Let GG be an abelian group of order nn, and let fmax(G)f_{\max}(G) denote the number of maximal sum-free subsets of GG.

Extremal bounds conjecture.

2n/7fmax(G)2n/4+o(n),2^{n/7} \leq f_{\max}(G) \leq 2^{n/4+o(n)},

where both bounds are best possible.

This conjecture predicts the correct range, up to the stated asymptotic term, for the number of maximal sum-free sets in an abelian group. It was motivated by the bounds 2n/7μ(G)n/22n/7\leq\mu(G)\leq n/2 for the relevant group parameter; the supplied text gives no resolution status.

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Primary source

Nathanaël Hassler and Andrew Treglown, “On maximal sum-free sets in abelian groups”, arXiv:2108.04615 (2022).

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