CMPP conjecture on sequenceability with no opposite pair

Let GG be an abelian group and let AA be a finite subset of G{0}G\setminus\{0\}. A subset is sequenceable if it admits an ordering whose partial sums are distinct, except that the initial and final partial sums may coincide.

CMPP conjecture. If

A{x,x}1|A\cap\{x,-x\}|\leq 1

for every xGx\in G, then AA is sequenceable.

This is a weaker version of the Alspach–Liversidge conjecture, presented by Costa, Morini, Pasotti, and Pellegrini for applications to Heffter arrays. The source notes that the earlier formulation included the additional hypothesis ΣA=0\Sigma A=0; the paper uses the stated slightly more general version, and does not report a resolution.

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Primary source

Simone Costa and Stefano Della Fiore, “Weak Sequenceability in Cyclic Groups”, arXiv:2205.12017 (2022).

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