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We prove that, for any finite set $A\subset \mathbb{Q}$ with $|AA|\leqslant K|A|$ and any positive integer $k$, the $k$-fold product set of the shift $A+1$ satisfies the bound
This result is essentially optimal when $K$ is of the order $c\log |A|$, for a sufficiently small constant $c=c(k)$. Our main tool is a multiplicative variant of the $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6EC}$-constants used in harmonic analysis, applied to Dirichlet polynomials.
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