Settling the Optimal Exponent Relating Sumsets and Difference Sets

Published
Source
arXiv
Paper number
758
Field
Research
arXiv ID
2607.27199

Key points

  • It is the first proof that the optimal universal exponent relating sumsets and difference sets is exactly 2.
  • An AI agent, Hyra, discovered the key structure through 24 hours of autonomous search, and a human then verified it rigorously in mathematics.
  • It also provides a Lean 4 formal proof, which makes the result machine-checkable.
  • The core construction combines base-12 digit techniques, a three-state carry automaton, and the Chinese remainder theorem.

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