Exact m-covers and the linear form $∑^k_{s=1} x_s//n_s$

Zhi Sun

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Exact m-covers and the linear form $\sum^{k}_{s = 1} x_{s} / n_{s}$

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Department of Mathematics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China

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Exact m-covers and the linear form ∑k_{s=1}xs/ns

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Exact m-covers and the linear form $\sum^{k}_{s = 1} x_{s} / n_{s}$