Note on the index conjecture in zero-sum theory and its connection to a Dedekind-type sum

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Abstract

Let S=(a1)⋯(ak)S=(a_1)\cdots(a_k) be a minimal zero-sum sequence over a finite cyclic group GG. The index conjecture states that if k=4k=4 and gcd⁡(∣G∣,6)=1\gcd(|G|,6)=1, then SS has index 1. In this note we study the index conjecture and connect it to a Dedekind-type sum. In particular we reprove a special case of the conjecture when ∣G∣|G| is prime.

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