Perfect but not generating Delaunay polytopes
In his seminal 1951 paper "Extreme forms" Coxeter \cite{cox51} observed that for $n \ge 9$ one can add vectors to the perfect lattice $\sfA_9$ so that the resulting perfect lattice, called $\sfA_9^2$ by Coxeter, has exactly the same set of minimal vectors. An inhomogeneous analog of the no...
Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext bestellen |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Zusammenfassung: | In his seminal 1951 paper "Extreme forms" Coxeter \cite{cox51} observed that
for $n \ge 9$ one can add vectors to the perfect lattice $\sfA_9$ so that the
resulting perfect lattice, called $\sfA_9^2$ by Coxeter, has exactly the same
set of minimal vectors. An inhomogeneous analog of the notion of perfect
lattice is that of a lattice with a perfect Delaunay polytope: the vertices of
a perfect Delaunay polytope are the analogs of minimal vectors in a perfect
lattice. We find a new infinite series $P(n,s)$ for $s\geq 2$ and $n+1\geq 4s$
of $n$-dimensional perfect Delaunay polytopes. A remarkable property of this
series is that for certain values of $s$ and all $n \ge 13$ one can add points
to the integer affine span of $P(n,s)$ in such a way that $P(n,s)$ remains a
perfect Delaunay polytope in the new lattice. Thus, we have constructed an
inhomogeneous analog of the remarkable relationship between $\sfA_9$ and
$\sfA_9^2$. |
---|---|
DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.0905.4555 |