1 Apr
2008
1 Apr
'08
11:45 p.m.
The dimension 2 case is considered here: http://arxiv.org/abs/math.NT/0604163 Jim On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:42 PM, N. J. A. Sloane <njas@research.att.com> wrote:
JZ said:
In particular, can someone explain to me the meaning of the notation A_1, A_2, D_4, E_8, E_8 + A_1 and so on?
Me: These are root lattices and lattices glued together from root lattices - see Conway and Sloane, Sphere Packing, Lattices and Groups (aka SPLAG)
Also there's a lot of reference there to a WD Smith preprint -- does anyone have a reference to that?
Me: I believe this manuscript was in the end withdrawn
Neil