Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Let $G$ be a finite abelian group with exponent $\exp(G)$. For positive integer $k$, the generalized Erdős--Ginzburg--Ziv constant, denoted by $\mathsf s_{k\exp(G)}(G)$ is the least integer $\ell$ such that every sequence of length at least $\ell$ over $G$ has a zero-sum subsequence of length $k\exp(G)$. In this paper, we prove that, for any $n\ge 1$, \[\mathsf s_{3\cdot 2^n}(C_{2^n}^3)=6\cdot 2^n-3 \quad\text{and}\quad \mathsf s_{4\cdot 3^n}(C_{3^n}^3)=7\cdot 3^n-3. \] This completes all the remaining cases in the study of $\mathsf s_{kq}(C_q^3)$, where $q$ is a prime power and $k\ge 3$. As a consequence, for every $k\ge 3$, we have \[ \mathsf s_{kn}(C_n^3)=(k+3)n+O(\frac{n}{\log n}). \] This verifies a conjecture of Kubertin asymptotically. Our approach combines the previous group ring techniques and a recent powerful generalization of the Chevalley-Warning and Ax-Katz theorems introduced by Grynkiewicz
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Zhang, Hanbin, Zhang, Shiwen
Language: English
Subfield: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: G7816297459
OpenAlex ID: W7222514757