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Enumeration of sets of equiangular lines with common angle $\arccos(1/3)$

Combinatorics 2025-06-12 v2

Abstract

In 2018, Sz\"{o}ll\H{o}si and \"{O}sterg\r{a}rd used a computer to enumerate sets of equiangular lines with common angle arccos(1/3)\arccos(1/3) in dimension 77. They observed that the numbers ω(n)\omega(n) of sets of nn equiangular lines with common angle arccos(1/3)\arccos(1/3) in dimension 77 are almost symmetric around n=14n=14. In this paper, we prove without a computer that the numbers ω(n)\omega(n) are indeed almost symmetric by considering isometries from root lattices of rank at most 88 to the root lattice \sE8\sE_8 of rank 88 and type EE. Also, they determined the number s(n)s(n) of sets of nn equiangular lines with common angle arccos(1/3)\arccos(1/3) for n13n \leq 13. We construct all the sets of equiangular lines with common angle arccos(1/3)\arccos(1/3) in dimension greater than 77 from root lattices of type AA or DD with the aid of switching roots. As an application, we determine the number s(n)s(n) for every positive integer nn.

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@article{arxiv.2312.10384,
  title  = {Enumeration of sets of equiangular lines with common angle $\arccos(1/3)$},
  author = {Kiyoto Yoshino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.10384},
  year   = {2025}
}

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13 pages