An Extension of Craig's Family of Lattices

作者：Flores Andre Luiz^*; Interlando J Carmelo; da Nobrega Neto Trajano Pires

来源：Canadian Mathematical Bulletin, 2011, 54(4): 645-653.

DOI：10.4153/CMB-2011-038-7

• geometry of numbers
• lattice packing
• Craig's lattices
• quadratic forms
• cyclotomic fields

Let p be a prime, and let zeta(p) be a primitive p-th root of unity. The lattices in Craig's family are (p - 1)-dimensional and are geometrical representations of the integral Z[zeta(p)]-ideals < 1 - zeta(p)>(i), where i is a positive integer. This lattice construction technique is a powerful one. Indeed, in dimensions p - 1 where 149 <= p <= 3001, Craig's lattices are the densest packings known. Motivated by this, we construct (p - 1)(q - 1)-dimensional lattices from the integral Z[zeta(pq)]-ideals < 1 - zeta(p)>(i) < 1 - zeta(q)>(j), where p and q are distinct primes and i and fare positive integers. In terms of sphere-packing density, the new lattices and those in Craig's family have the same asymptotic behavior. In conclusion, Craig's family is greatly extended while preserving its sphere-packing properties.

• 出版日期2011-12