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Let $A = {1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 21, 31, 45, 66, 81, 97, \ldots}$ be the greedy Sidon sequence:
we begin with $1$ and iteratively include the next smallest integer that preserves the
Sidon property (i.e. there are no non-trivial solutions to $a + b = c + d$). What is the
order of growth of $A$? Is it true that $|A \cap {1, \ldots, N}| \gg N^{1/2 - \varepsilon}$
for all $\varepsilon > 0$ and large $N$?
Let $A = {1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 21, 31, 45, 66, 81, 97, \ldots}$ be the greedy Sidon sequence:
we begin with $1$ and iteratively include the next smallest integer that preserves the
Sidon property (i.e. there are no non-trivial solutions to $a + b = c + d$). What is the
order of growth of $A$? Is it true that $|A \cap {1, \ldots, N}| \gg N^{1/2 - \varepsilon}$
for all $\varepsilon > 0$ and large $N$?
Erdős and Graham [ErGr80] also asked about the difference set $A - A$ and whether this has
positive density.
[ErGr80] Erdős, P. and Graham, R., Old and new problems and results in combinatorial number
theory. Monographies de L'Enseignement Mathematique (1980).
Erdős and Graham [ErGr80] also asked about the difference set $A - A$ and whether this
contains $22$, which it does.
[ErGr80] Erdős, P. and Graham, R., Old and new problems and results in combinatorial number
theory. Monographies de L'Enseignement Mathematique (1980).