Problem 40 — Visual explainer (undergrad) ========================================= Problem statement --------------- For what functions $g(N)\to \infty$ is it true that\[\lvert A\cap \{1,\ldots,N\}\rvert \gg \frac{N^{1/2}}{g(N)}\]implies $\limsup 1_A\ast 1_A(n)=\infty$? Picture ------- [Given objects + constraints] ---> [Count / structure] ---> [Show bound / existence] Question: what to look at ------------------------ - Restate the problem as: given the constraint, what asymptotic bound or structure must follow? - Use the comments as benchmarks (best known bounds / constructions). Notation (if it appears above) ----------------------------- - `\gg` / `>>` means "at least a constant times" (for large parameters). Benchmarks / known results (from comments) ---------------------------------------- - This is a stronger form of the Erd\H{o}s-Tur\'{a}n conjecture [28] (since establishing this for any function $g(N)\to \infty$ would imply a positive solution to [28]).