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Doubling constant (∣A+A∣/∣A∣)

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The doubling constant of a nonempty finite set A is ∣A+A∣/∣A∣. A small doubling constant indicates that A behaves approximately like a coset of a subgroup.
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    • Plünnecke-Ruzsa inequality Doubling constant
    • Freiman-Ruzsa theorem over a finite field Doubling constant

Plünnecke-Ruzsa inequality

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If finite sets satisfy ∣A+B∣≤K∣A∣, then the Plünnecke-Ruzsa inequality bounds iterated sumsets and difference sets by
∣ℓB−mB∣≤Kℓ+m∣A∣.
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Freiman-Ruzsa theorem over a finite field

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If A⊆Fpn​ and ∣A+A∣≤K∣A∣, then A is contained in a vector subspace H satisfying
∣H∣≤K2pK4∣A∣.
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