Tag 0070

\(E_{6}^{*}\)

E6*

Invariants

Rank6
Signature \((n_+, n_-)\)(6, 0)
Determinant\(\tfrac{1}{3}\)

Gram tensor

The components \(b(e_i, e_j)\) of the Gram tensor \(b\) in the chosen basis \(e_{1}, \dots, e_{6}\).

\(e_{1}\)\(e_{2}\)\(e_{3}\)\(e_{4}\)\(e_{5}\)\(e_{6}\)
\(e_{1}\)4/315/324/32/3
\(e_{2}\)122321
\(e_{3}\)5/3210/348/34/3
\(e_{4}\)234642
\(e_{5}\)4/328/3410/35/3
\(e_{6}\)2/314/325/34/3
[[4/3, 1, 5/3, 2, 4/3, 2/3], [1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1], [5/3, 2, 10/3, 4, 8/3, 4/3], [2, 3, 4, 6, 4, 2], [4/3, 2, 8/3, 4, 10/3, 5/3], [2/3, 1, 4/3, 2, 5/3, 4/3]]

Definite lattice

Minimum of \(b(x, x)\), \(x \neq 0\)\(\tfrac{4}{3}\)
Kissing number54
Order of the isometry group\(103680 = 2^{8} \cdot 3^{4} \cdot 5\)

Roots

Root lattice: \(L = \mathbb{Z}\Phi(L)\)no
Number of roots72
\(R(L) = \mathbb{Z}\Phi(L)\)\(\cong E_{6}\)
Rank of \(R(L)\)6
\([L : R(L)]\)3
\(R(L)\) is primitive in \(L\)no: \(L / R(L) \cong \mathbb{Z}/3\)

Components of \(\Phi(L)\)

ComponentTypeValues of \(b(r, r)\)Number of roots\(\mathbb{Z}\Phi_c\)
\(\Phi_{1}\)\(E_{6}\)\(\{2\}\)72\(\cong E_{6}\)

Simple roots

Simple rootCoordinates\(b(r, r)\)
\(\alpha_{1}\)\(e_{2} - e_{4}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{2}\)\(e_{1} - e_{2} - e_{3} + e_{5}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{3}\)\(e_{3} - e_{4} + e_{5}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{4}\)\(e_{4} - 2e_{5} + e_{6}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{5}\)\(e_{5} - 2e_{6}\)\(2\)
\(\alpha_{6}\)\(e_{2} - e_{3} + e_{6}\)\(2\)