Alspach's conjecture on distinct nonzero partial sums in cyclic groups

Let TZv{0}T\subseteq \mathbb{Z}_v\setminus\{0\} satisfy

tTt0.\sum_{t\in T}t\neq0.

An ordering of the elements of TT is simple when its partial sums are all distinct and non-zero. Alspach's conjecture. Every such TT admits a simple ordering. The conjecture would shorten some proofs concerning the existence of cycle decompositions. It is known when T=v1|T|=v-1, when T=v2|T|=v-2, and for v16v\leq16; the general case remains open.

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Primary source

A. Pasotti and J. H. Dinitz, “A survey of Heffter arrays”, arXiv:2209.13879 (2022).

Additional references

7 papers in this index state this conjecture (2014–2022). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2205.10164, arXiv:2109.09365, arXiv:2010.10948, arXiv:1809.02684, arXiv:1501.06872, arXiv:1412.0949.

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