# we-solve research prompt: Math-1581, Small sumsets with no three collinear

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/small-sumsets-with-no-three-collinear/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 20001103; source catalogue code AIM-COMBINATORICS-0228
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\section*{Small sumsets with no three collinear}\label{20001103}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 20001103 · AIM-COMBINATORICS-0228 · Combinatorics · AIM Workshop Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For a finite set $A\subseteq\mathbb Z^2$, write
\[
                        A+A=\{a+b:a,b\in A\},
\]
where vector addition is coordinatewise, repeated summands are allowed,
and each resulting vector is counted once. Require that no affine
line in $\mathbb R^2$ contain three distinct points of $A$.
Equivalently, for distinct $a,b,c\in A$, the determinant
$\det(b-a,c-a)$ is nonzero. The condition forbids all collinear
triples, not merely equally spaced triples or triples on horizontal
or vertical lines.
For $n\ge1$, let
\[
 f_2(n)=\min\{|A+A|:A\subseteq\mathbb Z^2, |A|=n,
                                  A\text{ has no three collinear points}\}.
\]
Such sets exist for every $n$, for example by choosing integer points
on a parabola, and the minimum is over integer-valued cardinalities.

The problem asks for the smallest possible sumset size, including its
sharp asymptotic dependence on $n$. No bounding box, coordinate bound,
or convex-position assumption is present. Lower bounds must hold for
all eligible lattice configurations, while upper bounds require
configurations with many coinciding pair sums despite the prohibition
on collinearity.
For example, equality $a+b=c+d$ for different unordered pairs describes
a parallelogram relation; these additive coincidences need not produce
three collinear points. Consequently the geometric restriction does
not simply require every pair sum to be different. The target is the
minimum number of distinct sums, rather than the number of representations
or the area of the convex hull.
\subsection{Short English statement}
How small can the sumset of n lattice points be when no three of the points are collinear?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 20001103 (AIM-COMBINATORICS-0228), AIM Workshop Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] American Institute of Mathematics, Recent trends in additive combinatorics, item 2.3. Original workshop question underlying AIM-COMBINATORICS-0228.
\url{https://aimath.org/WWN/additivecomb/additivecomb.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AIM-COMBINATORICS-0228

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-20001103
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)