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Additive structure of difference and iterated difference sets are investigated. In this survey we collect results and some applications of theorems of Bogolyubov and Følner. Some exercises are also included.
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Hegyvári, N. (2009). Additive structure of difference sets. In: Combinatorial Number Theory and Additive Group Theory. Advanced Courses in Mathematics - CRM Barcelona. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8962-8_19
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