The cardinality conjecture for integer spaces of sigma-sets

Let AA) be a sigma-set with A=n|A|=n. The associated integer space is denoted by 3A3^{A}, and 2A2^{A} and 2A2^{A^{-}} are combined using the operation \oplus to form 2A,2A\left\langle 2^{A},2^{A^{-}}\right\rangle.

Cardinality conjecture.

3A=2A,2A=3n.\left|3^{A}\right|=\left|\left\langle 2^{A},2^{A^{-}}\right\rangle\right|=3^{n}.

The preceding computations establish the formula for sigma-sets of cardinalities through five, while the conjecture asserts it for arbitrary finite cardinality nn.

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Primary source

Ivan Gatica and Alfonso Bustamente, “σ-Sets and σ-Antisets”, arXiv:2501.00047 (2025).

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