Tag 0042

\(D_{4}^{*}\)

D4*

Invariants

Rank4
Signature \((n_+, n_-)\)(4, 0)
Determinant\(\tfrac{1}{4}\)

Gram tensor

The components \(b(e_i, e_j)\) of the Gram tensor \(b\) in the chosen basis \(e_{1}, \dots, e_{4}\).

\(e_{1}\)\(e_{2}\)\(e_{3}\)\(e_{4}\)
\(e_{1}\)111/21/2
\(e_{2}\)1211
\(e_{3}\)1/2111/2
\(e_{4}\)1/211/21
[[1, 1, 1/2, 1/2], [1, 2, 1, 1], [1/2, 1, 1, 1/2], [1/2, 1, 1/2, 1]]

Definite lattice

Minimum of \(b(x, x)\), \(x \neq 0\)\(1\)
Kissing number24
Order of the isometry group\(1152 = 2^{7} \cdot 3^{2}\)

Roots

Root lattice: \(L = \mathbb{Z}\Phi(L)\)yes
\(L = \mathbb{Z}\Phi_S(L)\) for\(S = \{1\}\)
Number of roots48
\(R(L) = \mathbb{Z}\Phi(L)\)\(\cong D_{4}(\tfrac{1}{2})\)
Rank of \(R(L)\)4
\([L : R(L)]\)1
\(R(L)\) is primitive in \(L\)yes

Components of \(\Phi(L)\)

ComponentTypeValues of \(b(r, r)\)Number of roots\(\mathbb{Z}\Phi_c\)
\(\Phi_{1}\)\(F_{4}\)\(\{1, 2\}\)48\(\cong D_{4}(\tfrac{1}{2})\)

Simple roots

Simple rootCoordinates\(b(r, r)\)
\(\alpha_{1}\)\(e_{1} - 2e_{2} + e_{3} + e_{4}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{2}\)\(e_{2} - 2e_{3}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{3}\)\(e_{3} - e_{4}\)\(1\)
\(\alpha_{4}\)\(e_{4}\)\(1\)