 Snevily matching theorem for an elementary abelian group (source code)

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= Snevily matching theorem for an elementary abelian group
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Let $A$ and $B$ be $k$-element subsets of the additive group of a field of odd characteristic $p$, with $k<p$. There is a bijection $\pi:A\to B$ for which the sums $a+\pi(a)$ are pairwise distinct. The exterior-algebra proof works because $k!\ne0$ in the field.

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