Generalized Sárközy conjecture on additive decompositions of multiplicative subgroups

Let d≥2d\geq 2 be fixed, let qq be a prime power with q≡1(modd)q\equiv 1\pmod d, and let G⊆Fq∗G\subseteq {\mathbb F}_q^* be the multiplicative subgroup of index dd. Generalized Sárközy conjecture. For all sufficiently large such qq, the subgroup GG admits no nontrivial additive decomposition. The conjecture generalizes the finite-field square case from prime fields to multiplicative subgroups of fixed index; the source says it is widely believed and notes substantial progress over prime fields, while leaving the general formulation open.

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Seoyoung Kim, Chi Hoi Yip and Semin Yoo, “Multiplicative irreducibility of shifted multiplicative subgroups”, arXiv:2602.20919 (2026).

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