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Problems and results on minimal bases in additive number theory

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  1. Mathematical Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Paul Erdős

  2. Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lehman College (CUNY), 10468, Bronx, New York

    Melvyn B. Nathanson

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David V. Chudnovsky Gregory V. Chudnovsky Harvey Cohn Melvyn B. Nathanson

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Erdős, P., Nathanson, M.B. (1987). Problems and results on minimal bases in additive number theory. In: Chudnovsky, D.V., Chudnovsky, G.V., Cohn, H., Nathanson, M.B. (eds) Number Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1240. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0072974

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