Zhi Yao

Quadratic Expansion over Prime Fields via Centered Collisions and Popular-Sum Amplification

Let $p$ be an odd prime, let $\varnothing\neq A\subseteq\mathbb F_p$ have cardinality $N$, and let $f\in\mathbb F_p[x,y]$ be a non-degenerate quadratic polynomial. Writing $S=|A+A|$ and $M=|f(A,A)|$, we prove the full-range trade-off $S^8M^6\gtrsim N^{17}(1+N^3/p^2)^{-3}$. Consequently, $\max\{|A+A|,|f(A,A)|\}\gtrsim \...