Cichacz's zero-sum partition conjecture for groups with one involution

Let Γ\Gamma be a finite Abelian group of order mm, and let I(Γ)I(\Gamma) be its set of involutions. Assume I(Γ)=1|I(\Gamma)|=1, and put

R=Γ({0}I(Γ)).R=\Gamma\setminus\bigl(\{0\}\cup I(\Gamma)\bigr).

Cichacz's zero-sum partition conjecture. For every positive integer tt and every integer partition {mi}i=1t\{m_i\}_{i=1}^t of m2m-2, with mi2m_i\geq 2 for every i[1,t]i\in[1,t], there is a subset partition {Si}i=1t\{S_i\}_{i=1}^t of RR such that Si=mi|S_i|=m_i and

sSis=0\sum_{s\in S_i}s=0

for every i[1,t]i\in[1,t]. This extends the corresponding result known for cyclic groups; the paper states that the conjecture remains open.

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Primary source

Sylwia Cichacz, “Disjoint zero-sum subsets in Abelian groups and its application – survey”, arXiv:2410.22245 (2024).

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