Tag 0027

\(A_{3}^{*}\)

A3*

Invariants

Rank3
Signature \((n_+, n_-)\)(3, 0)
Determinant\(\tfrac{1}{4}\)

Gram tensor

The components \(b(e_i, e_j)\) of the Gram tensor \(b\) in the chosen basis \(e_{1}, e_{2}, e_{3}\).

\(e_{1}\)\(e_{2}\)\(e_{3}\)
\(e_{1}\)3/41/21/4
\(e_{2}\)1/211/2
\(e_{3}\)1/41/23/4
[[3/4, 1/2, 1/4], [1/2, 1, 1/2], [1/4, 1/2, 3/4]]

Definite lattice

Minimum of \(b(x, x)\), \(x \neq 0\)\(\tfrac{3}{4}\)
Kissing number8
Order of the isometry group\(48 = 2^{4} \cdot 3\)

Roots

Root lattice: \(L = \mathbb{Z}\Phi(L)\)no
Number of roots18
\(R(L) = \mathbb{Z}\Phi(L)\)\(\cong \mathrm{I}_{3,0}\)
Rank of \(R(L)\)3
\([L : R(L)]\)2
\(R(L)\) is primitive in \(L\)no: \(L / R(L) \cong \mathbb{Z}/2\)

Components of \(\Phi(L)\)

ComponentTypeValues of \(b(r, r)\)Number of roots\(\mathbb{Z}\Phi_c\)
\(\Phi_{1}\)\(B_{3}\)\(\{1, 2\}\)18\(\cong \mathrm{I}_{3,0}\)

Simple roots

Simple rootCoordinates\(b(r, r)\)
\(\alpha_{1}\)\(e_{2} - 2e_{3}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{2}\)\(e_{1} - 2e_{2} + e_{3}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{3}\)\(e_{2}\)\(1\)