The positive-density k-fold sumset conjecture for abelian groups

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Let kNk\in\mathbb{N}. Let Γ\Gamma be a countably infinite abelian group, and suppose

[Γ:k!Γ]<.[\Gamma:k!\Gamma]<\infty.

For AΓA\subseteq\Gamma, write d(A)d^*(A) for its upper Banach density, and for a set BΓB\subseteq\Gamma let BmB^{\oplus m} denote the mm-fold restricted sumset. Positive-density k-fold sumset conjecture. If d(A)>0d^*(A)>0, then there exists tΓt\in\Gamma and an infinite set BΓB\subseteq\Gamma such that

BmAtB^{\oplus m}\subseteq A-t

for every 1mk1\leq m\leq k. The conjecture extends the positive-density k-fold sumset theorem from the integers to abelian groups; the stated finite-index condition excludes the counterexample mechanism established earlier in the paper, while the general assertion remains open.

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Ethan Ackelsberg and Asgar Jamneshan, “Equidistribution in 2-Nilpotent Polish Groups and triple restricted sumsets”, arXiv:2504.07865 (2026).

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