The exceptional root lattices E₆, E₇, E₈ and their discriminant forms #
The root lattice of an exceptional simply laced type is the integral lattice whose Gram
matrix in the simple-root basis is the corresponding Cartan matrix. This file constructs the three
of them inside Fin n → ℚ, proves them even and nondegenerate, and computes their discriminant
forms:
det E₆ = 3, A_{E₆} ≃+ ℤ/3, q(ϖ₁) = 2/3,
det E₇ = 2, A_{E₇} ≃+ ℤ/2, q(ϖ₇) = 3/4,
det E₈ = 1, A_{E₈} = 0, E₈ is unimodular.
Their levels are respectively 3, 4, and 1, computed from these quadratic values
using IntegralLattice.IsEven.level_eq_addOrderOf and the even-unimodular criterion.
The generators are the classes of the minuscule fundamental weights, ϖ₁ for E₆ and ϖ₇ for
E₇, written in the simple-root coordinates that the inverse Cartan matrix dictates:
3 ϖ₁ = 4α₁ + 3α₂ + 5α₃ + 6α₄ + 4α₅ + 2α₆,
2 ϖ₇ = 2α₁ + 3α₂ + 4α₃ + 6α₄ + 5α₅ + 4α₆ + 3α₇.
Those coordinates are verified against the lattice rather than assumed:
form_typeE₆MinusculeWeight_typeE₆SimpleRoot proves ⟨ϖ₁, αᵢ⟩ = δ_{i,1} directly from the row
combinations of CartanMatrix.E 6, and likewise in type E₇. The self-pairings
⟨ϖ₁, ϖ₁⟩ = 4/3 and ⟨ϖ₇, ϖ₇⟩ = 3/2 follow, and give the displayed half-norm values. The class
of ϖ₁ has additive order exactly 3 because the first simple-root coordinate of ϖ₁ is 4/3,
and the discriminant group has that same order, so ϖ₁ generates; the same argument with the
second coordinate 3/2 of ϖ₇ and the order 2 settles type E₇.
The half-norm convention is the one fixed by the integral-lattices roadmap: q_L(x) = ⟨x,x⟩ / 2
in ℚ/ℤ. Nikulin's full-norm values for these rows are 4/3 and 3/2.
Both cyclic discriminant forms are presented through
TauCeti.FiniteQuadraticModule.cyclic, which builds the form on ℤ/m whose generator carries a
prescribed value; only the two torsion conditions on that value are checked here.
The Cartan matrices, their symmetry and their determinants are Mathlib's, in Bourbaki's numbering:
the branch node of the diagram is α₄, and α₂ is the short arm.
Main declarations #
TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₆RootLattice,typeE₇RootLattice,typeE₈RootLattice: the three lattices, with Gram matricesCartanMatrix.E 6,CartanMatrix.E 7,CartanMatrix.E 8.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.form_typeE₆SimpleRoot_typeE₆SimpleRootand its analogues: the simple-root Gram matrix is the Cartan matrix.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.isEven_typeE₆RootLatticeand its analogues: the lattices are even.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.isPosDef_typeE₆RootLatticeand its analogues: they are positive definite.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.determinant_typeE₆RootLatticeand its analogues: the determinants are3,2,1.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₆MinusculeWeight,typeE₇MinusculeWeight: the minuscule fundamental weightsϖ₁andϖ₇.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₆DiscriminantGroupEquiv:ZMod 3 ≃+ A_{E₆}.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₇DiscriminantGroupEquiv:ZMod 2 ≃+ A_{E₇}.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₆StandardQuadraticModuleand its type-E₇analogue: the standard cyclic quadratic modules onZMod 3andZMod 2.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₆DiscriminantQuadraticIsometryand its type-E₇analogue: the standard cyclic modules are isometric to the corresponding discriminant forms.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.discriminantQuadraticMap_typeE₆MinusculeWeightClass:q(ϖ₁) = 2/3.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.discriminantQuadraticMap_typeE₇MinusculeWeightClass:q(ϖ₇) = 3/4.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.isUnimodular_typeE₈RootLattice:E₈is unimodular, so its discriminant form is trivial.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.minimum_typeE₈RootLattice:E₈has minimum2.TauCeti.IntegralLattice.level_typeE₆RootLatticeand its analogues: the levels are3,4,1.
References #
- V. V. Nikulin, Integral symmetric bilinear forms and some of their applications, §1.
- J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups, Chapter 4, §8.
- W. Ebeling, Lattices and Codes, Chapters 1 and 3.
- N. Bourbaki, Lie Groups and Lie Algebras, Chapters 4--6, plates V, VI, VII.
TauCetiRoadmap/IntegralLattices/README.md, Layer 5, theE₆,E₇andE₈rows of the ADE table.
The root lattice of type E₆ #
The root lattice of type E₆: the rank-six integral lattice on Fin 6 → ℚ whose Gram
matrix in the standard basis of simple roots is CartanMatrix.E 6.
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The i-th simple root of the type E₆ root lattice, as a vector of the ambient space.
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The i-th simple root of type E₆ is the i-th standard coordinate vector.
The Gram matrix of the type E₆ root lattice in its simple-root basis is the Cartan matrix
CartanMatrix.E 6.
The type E₆ root lattice is nondegenerate because its Cartan matrix is nonsingular.
The type E₆ root lattice is positive definite, its Gram matrix being the positive
definite Cartan matrix of the type.
The type E₆ root lattice is even: every diagonal Cartan entry is 2.
The determinant of the type E₆ root lattice is 3.
The discriminant of the type E₆ root lattice is 3.
The discriminant group of the type E₆ root lattice has order 3.
The minuscule fundamental weight of type E₆ #
The minuscule fundamental weight ϖ₁ of type E₆, in simple-root coordinates.
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The minuscule weight ϖ₁ pairs to 1 with the first simple root and to 0 with the
others.
The self-pairing of the minuscule weight ϖ₁ of type E₆ is 4/3.
The minuscule weight ϖ₁ lies in the dual lattice: it pairs integrally with every simple
root, hence with the whole lattice.
The minuscule weight ϖ₁ of type E₆, as a vector of the dual lattice.
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The discriminant class of the minuscule weight ϖ₁ of type E₆.
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An integer multiple of ϖ₁ lies in the type E₆ root lattice exactly when 3 divides
it: the first simple-root coordinate of ϖ₁ is 4/3.
The class of the minuscule weight ϖ₁ has additive order 3.
The class of the minuscule weight ϖ₁ generates the discriminant group of type E₆.
The discriminant group of the type E₆ root lattice is cyclic of order 3, with the class
of the minuscule weight ϖ₁ as the image of 1.
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The discriminant quadratic value of the minuscule weight ϖ₁ of type E₆ is 2/3, in the
half-norm convention.
The level of the E₆ root lattice is 3.
The discriminant bilinear value of the minuscule weight ϖ₁ of type E₆ is 1/3.
The standard cyclic quadratic module of type E₆, on ZMod 3: the generator carries the
discriminant value 2/3 of the minuscule weight. The two torsion conditions demanded by the
cyclic construction are 9 · (2/3) = 6 and 6 · (2/3) = 4, both integers.
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The generator of the standard type-E₆ quadratic module has value 2/3.
The standard cyclic quadratic module of type E₆ is isometric to the discriminant
quadratic module of the E₆ root lattice.
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The underlying additive equivalence of the type-E₆ quadratic isometry.
The type-E₆ quadratic isometry acts through the discriminant-group equivalence.
The root lattice of type E₇ #
The root lattice of type E₇: the rank-seven integral lattice on Fin 7 → ℚ whose
Gram matrix in the standard basis of simple roots is CartanMatrix.E 7.
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The i-th simple root of the type E₇ root lattice, as a vector of the ambient space.
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- TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₇SimpleRoot i = (Pi.basisFun ℚ (Fin 7)) i
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The i-th simple root of type E₇ is the i-th standard coordinate vector.
The Gram matrix of the type E₇ root lattice in its simple-root basis is the Cartan matrix
CartanMatrix.E 7.
The type E₇ root lattice is nondegenerate because its Cartan matrix is nonsingular.
The type E₇ root lattice is positive definite, its Gram matrix being the positive
definite Cartan matrix of the type.
The type E₇ root lattice is even: every diagonal Cartan entry is 2.
The determinant of the type E₇ root lattice is 2.
The discriminant of the type E₇ root lattice is 2.
The discriminant group of the type E₇ root lattice has order 2.
The minuscule fundamental weight of type E₇ #
The minuscule fundamental weight ϖ₇ of type E₇, in simple-root coordinates.
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The minuscule weight ϖ₇ pairs to 1 with the seventh simple root and to 0 with the
others.
The self-pairing of the minuscule weight ϖ₇ of type E₇ is 3/2.
The minuscule weight ϖ₇ lies in the dual lattice: it pairs integrally with every simple
root, hence with the whole lattice.
The minuscule weight ϖ₇ of type E₇, as a vector of the dual lattice.
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The discriminant class of the minuscule weight ϖ₇ of type E₇.
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An integer multiple of ϖ₇ lies in the type E₇ root lattice exactly when 2 divides
it: the second simple-root coordinate of ϖ₇ is 3/2.
The class of the minuscule weight ϖ₇ has additive order 2.
The class of the minuscule weight ϖ₇ generates the discriminant group of type E₇.
The discriminant group of the type E₇ root lattice is cyclic of order 2, with the class
of the minuscule weight ϖ₇ as the image of 1.
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The discriminant quadratic value of the minuscule weight ϖ₇ of type E₇ is 3/4, in the
half-norm convention.
The level of the E₇ root lattice is 4, not the exponent 2 of its discriminant group.
The discriminant bilinear value of the minuscule weight ϖ₇ of type E₇ is 1/2.
The standard cyclic quadratic module of type E₇, on ZMod 2: the generator carries the
discriminant value 3/4 of the minuscule weight. Here 4 is at once the square and the twice
condition demanded by the cyclic construction, and 4 · (3/4) = 3 is an integer.
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The generator of the standard type-E₇ quadratic module has value 3/4.
The standard cyclic quadratic module of type E₇ is isometric to the discriminant
quadratic module of the E₇ root lattice.
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The underlying additive equivalence of the type-E₇ quadratic isometry.
The type-E₇ quadratic isometry acts through the discriminant-group equivalence.
The root lattice of type E₈ #
The root lattice of type E₈: the rank-eight integral lattice on Fin 8 → ℚ whose
Gram matrix in the standard basis of simple roots is CartanMatrix.E 8.
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The i-th simple root of the type E₈ root lattice, as a vector of the ambient space.
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- TauCeti.IntegralLattice.typeE₈SimpleRoot i = (Pi.basisFun ℚ (Fin 8)) i
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The i-th simple root of type E₈ is the i-th standard coordinate vector.
The Gram matrix of the type E₈ root lattice in its simple-root basis is the Cartan matrix
CartanMatrix.E 8.
The carrier of the type E₈ root lattice is the integral span of the simple roots.
The type E₈ root lattice is nondegenerate because its Cartan matrix is nonsingular.
The type E₈ root lattice is positive definite, its Gram matrix being the positive
definite Cartan matrix of the type.
The type E₈ root lattice is even: every diagonal Cartan entry is 2.
The type E₈ root lattice has minimum 2: it is even and positive definite, and its
simple roots are roots, of norm 2.
The determinant of the type E₈ root lattice is 1.
The discriminant of the type E₈ root lattice is 1.
The type E₈ root lattice is unimodular: its Cartan determinant is 1.
The even unimodular E₈ root lattice has level 1.
The type E₈ root lattice is self-dual.
The discriminant group of the type E₈ root lattice is trivial.
The discriminant group of the type E₈ root lattice has order 1.
The discriminant quadratic form of the type E₈ root lattice is trivial, its discriminant
group having a single element.