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Multiple Lattice Packings and Coverings of the Plane with Triangles

Metric Geometry 2014-12-23 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

Given a convex disk KK and a positive integer jj, let δLj(K)\delta_L^j(K) and ϑLj(K)\vartheta_L^j(K) denote the jj-fold lattice packing density and the jj-fold lattice covering density of KK, respectively. I will prove that for every triangle TT we have that δLj(T)=2j22j+1\delta_L^j(T)=\frac{2j^2}{2j+1} and ϑLj(T)=2j+12\vartheta_L^j(T)=\frac{2j+1}{2}. Furthermore, I also obtain that the numbers of lattices which attain these densities both are (2j+1)p2j+1(12p)(2j+1)\prod_{p|2j+1}(1-\frac{2}{p}), where the product is over the distinct prime numbers dividing 2j+12j+1.

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@article{arxiv.1412.5096,
  title  = {Multiple Lattice Packings and Coverings of the Plane with Triangles},
  author = {Kirati Sriamorn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.5096},
  year   = {2014}
}