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arxiv: 0805.3493 · v1 · submitted 2008-05-22 · 🧮 math.CO · math.NT

Counting numerical sets with no small atoms

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A numerical set $S$ with Frobenius number $g$ is a set of integers with $\min(S) = 0$ and $\max(\Zbb - S)=g$, and its atom monoid is $A(S) = \setpres{n \in \Zbb}{$n+s \in S$ for all $s \in S$}$. Let $\gamma_g$ be the number of numerical sets $S$ having $A(S) = \set{0} \cup (g,\infty)$ divided by the total number of numerical sets with Frobenius number $g$. We show that the sequence $\set{\gamma_g}$ is decreasing and converges to a number $\gamma_\infty \approx .4844$ (with accuracy to within $.0050$). We also examine the singularities of the generating function for $\set{\gamma_g}$. Parallel results are obtained for the ratio $\gsymm{g}$ of the number of symmetric numerical sets $S$ with $A(S) = \set{0} \cup (g,\infty)$ by the number of symmetric numerical sets with Frobenius number $g$. These results yield information regarding the asymptotic behavior of the number of finite additive 2-bases.

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