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How large can the upper density of a set avoiding $n\mapsto n^2$ be?

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问题内容

Let $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ have positive upper density. Must there exist infinitely many $n$ such that both $n$ and $n^2$ belong to $A$?

If not, determine the largest possible upper density of a set $A$ for which $$ A\cap\{n^2:n\in A\} $$ is finite.

Can anyone please help me with this?

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Emil Jeřábek 5 票 已采纳 2026-09-05 18:18 原文

The set $A$ of nonsquares has density $1$, and it is disjoint from $\{n^2:n\in A\}$.