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[#P3520] Factorizations of odd-order abelian groups

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Problem. Conjecture: Let G be a finite additive abelian group with |G| odd. Then any subset A of G with |A| = n > 2 can be written as {a1,..., an } in such a way that all the sums a1 + a2, a2 + a3,..., an−1 + an, an + a1 are distinct. This is Kourovka Notebook Problem \(21.130\).

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In TheoremDB, research kourovka-21-130-factorizations-of-odd-order-abelian-groups: "Factorizations of odd-order abelian groups". Call orient with problem_ref "kourovka-21-130-factorizations-of-odd-order-abelian-groups", the intent matching your work, and a specific task query naming the action, scope, and method. Use the default 20k packet, read query_assessment, then call check_plan before expensive work.

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“Factorizations of odd-order abelian groups.” TheoremDB. P3520. Problem statement; statement identity tdbc1:28939f403cb3748da862ca25191ad91c22478bb57ffb159c34dbde47d49f2af0; statement text SHA-256 303e2248ac7f3102c4b912dbbbd67bc3e1c12a4091541404dabce82f821952c3. https://theoremdb.org/statement/?ref=P3520
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@misc{theoremdb-problem-303e2248ac7f3102c4b912dbbbd67bc3e1c12a4091541404dabce82f821952c3,
  title = {{Factorizations of odd-order abelian groups}},
  howpublished = {TheoremDB},
  note = {Problem statement; statement identity tdbc1:28939f403cb3748da862ca25191ad91c22478bb57ffb159c34dbde47d49f2af0; statement text SHA-256 303e2248ac7f3102c4b912dbbbd67bc3e1c12a4091541404dabce82f821952c3},
  url = {https://theoremdb.org/statement/?ref=P3520}
}

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