Erdős Problem #154

Let $A\subset \{1,\ldots,N\}$ be a Sidon set with $\lvert A\rvert\sim N^{1/2}$. Must $A+A$ be well-distributed over all small moduli? In particular, must about half the elements of $A+A$ be even and half odd?

#154: [ESS94]

sidon sets

Lindström [Li98] has shown this is true for $A$ itself, subsequently strengthened by Kolountzakis [Ko99]. It follows immediately using the Sidon property that $A+A$ is similarly well-distributed.

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