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André Volkmann

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Preprint Sep 2026

The small Davenport constant of $E_2\times C_3^r$ for $0\le r\le3$

Let $E_2$ be the extraspecial group of order $3^5$ and exponent three. We prove that $d(E_2\times C_3^r)=2r+10$ for $0\le r\le3$. The upper bounds follow from signed zero-block identities and two finite statements in the four-dimensional symplectic space over $\mathbb F_3$. The first supplies edge weights for all compl...

André Volkmann · 0 citations

Preprint Sep 2026

The small Davenport constant of $H_{27}\times C_3^r$

Let $H_{27}=\mathrm{UT}_3(\mathbb{F}_3)$ be the nonabelian group of order $27$ and exponent $3$. We prove that $\mathsf{d}(H_{27}\times C_3^r)=2r+6$ for every integer $r\geq0$. The proof combines an affine coefficient identity in the group algebra of an elementary abelian group with a decomposition of the nonorthogonal...

André Volkmann · 0 citations

Preprint Aug 2026

The small Davenport constant of the Heisenberg group of order 343

For a finite group $G$, let $\mathsf{d}(G)$ denote the maximum length of a sequence having no nonempty subsequence whose terms can be ordered to have product one. For an odd prime $p$, let $H_{p^3}=\operatorname{UT}*3(\mathbb{F}*p)$. Godara and Sarkar proved $\mathsf{d}(H*{27})=6$ and conjectured $\mathsf{d}(H*{p^3})=3...

A. Volkmann · 1 citation

Preprint Aug 2026

A Uniform Proof for the Small Davenport Constant of the Exponent-$p$ Heisenberg Group

Let $p$ be an odd prime and let $H_{p^3}=\operatorname{UT}_3(\mathbb{F}_p)$ be the Heisenberg group of order $p^3$ and exponent $p$. We prove $\mathsf{d}(H_{p^3})=3p-3$. The main ingredient of the proof is an order-value growth theorem. If $B$ is a noncollinear zero-sum sequence of $n$ nonzero vectors in $\mathbb{F}_p^...

André Volkmann · 2 citations