Eventual upper-bound conjecture for odd generalized Davenport constants

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Let GG be a finite non-cyclic abelian group, and let D(G){\sf D}(G) denote its Davenport constant. For each k∈Nk\in\mathbb N, let ρ2k+1(G)\rho_{2k+1}(G) be the corresponding odd generalized elasticity invariant.

Eventual upper-bound conjecture. If D(G)≥4{\sf D}(G)\ge 4, then there exists k0∈Nk_0\in\mathbb N such that

ρ2k+1(G)=kD(G)+⌊D(G)2⌋\rho_{2k+1}(G)=k{\sf D}(G)+\left\lfloor\frac{{\sf D}(G)}{2}\right\rfloor

for each k≥k0k\ge k_0.

The displayed value is the upper bound for ρ2k+1(G)\rho_{2k+1}(G) established in the surrounding results. The lower bound is attained for cyclic groups, while this conjecture predicts eventual attainment of the upper bound for every finite non-cyclic abelian group with Davenport constant at least 44.

References

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Danilo Vilela Avelar, Fabio Enrique Brochero Martínez and Sávio Ribas, “On minimal product-one sequences of maximal length over the non-abelian group of order pq”, arXiv:2510.00070 (2025).

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