# Difference sets and the primes

@article{Ruzsa2008DifferenceSA,
title={Difference sets and the primes},
author={Imre Z. Ruzsa and Tom Sanders},
journal={Acta Arithmetica},
year={2008},
volume={131},
pages={281-301}
}
• Published 2 October 2007
• Mathematics
• Acta Arithmetica
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