Abstract
We consider certain En-type root lattices embedded within the standard Lorentzian lattice ℤn+1 (3 ≤ n ≤ 8) and study their discrete geometry from the point of view of del Pezzo surface geometry. The lattice ℤn+1 decomposes as a disjoint union of affine hyperplanes which satisfy a certain periodicity. We introduce the notions of line vectors, rational conic vectors, and rational cubics vectors and their relations to E-polytopes. We also discuss the relation between these special vectors and the combinatorics of the Gosset polytopes of type (n - 4)21.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 443 |
Journal | Symmetry |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding: The first author was supported by a University of Missouri Research Board Grant and the second author was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (No.2016R1D1A1B03931673).
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Dual lattice
- E-polytope
- Gosset polytope
- Lines
- Lorentzian lattice
- Root lattice
- Weyl group