Croot-Sisask almost-periodicity theorem Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-11-05
In an abelian group , let be nonempty finite sets with . For , and , there is withsuch that every is an Lp almost period of the counting convolution :Equivalently, average over by and replace the right side by . This fixes the same counting convention in the convolution and norm.[ref]
Notes on the Croot-Sisask lemma by Kevin Henriot. Theorem 2, page 2, specialized to an abelian group; section 2 conventions
The proof samples translates of . A moment bound makes most samples approximate the average over ; small growth of forces many shifts in to share a good sample. Differences between these shifts give the almost periods. The original method also works in noncommutative groups, where the order of products and side of translation must be specified.[ref]
Kevin Henriot 2026-11-05
Kevin Henriot works on additive combinatorics. His authored Notes on the Croot-Sisask lemma by Kevin Henriot explain a sampling method for finding approximate translation symmetries of convolutions. The author publication page identifies these as expository notes.[ref]
The Croot-Sisask almost-periodicity theorem finds many translations changing a convolution by only a small amount in an norm. Replacing a large average by a random sample makes the argument probabilistic; moment estimates control its error. Henriot's account develops this functional formulation with explicit counting-norm conventions.[ref]