Erdős Problem 476 #
References:
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Let $A\subseteq \mathbb{F}_p$. Let [ A\hat{+}A = { a+b : a\neq b \in A}. ] Is it true that [ \lvert A\hat{+}A\rvert \geq \min(2\lvert A\rvert-3,p)? ]
This is the Erdős-Heilbronn inequality, proved by Dias da Silva and Hamidoune.