Horton's strong starter conjecture for finite abelian groups

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Let GG be an abelian group of odd order g≥3g\geq 3. A strong starter in GG is a starter whose pair sums are distinct and nonzero. Horton's conjecture. There is a strong starter in GG if and only if G≠Z3,Z5,Z9G\neq \mathbb{Z}_3,\mathbb{Z}_5,\mathbb{Z}_9 or Z3×Z3\mathbb{Z}_3\times\mathbb{Z}_3. This generalizes the cyclic special case and is described in the source as still far from solved.

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Lorenzo Mella and Anita Pasotti, “The extended irregular domination problem”, arXiv:2410.04782 (2024).

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