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Cubic sublattices. (English) Zbl 1539.52013

Summary: A sublattice of the three-dimensional integer lattice \(\mathbb{Z}^{3}\) is called cubic sublattice if there exists a basis of the sublattice whose elements are pairwise orthogonal and of equal lengths. We show that for an integer vector \(\mathbf{v} \in \mathbb{Z}^{3}\) whose squared length is divisible by \(d^{2}\), there exists a cubic sublattice containing \(\mathbf{v}\) with edge length \(d\). This improves one of the main result of a paper of L. M. Goswick et al. [J. Number Theory 132, No. 1, 37–53 (2012; Zbl 1268.11152)], where similar theorem was proved by using the decomposition theory of Hurwitz integral quaternions. We give an elementary proof heavily using cross product. This method allows us to characterize the cubic sublattices.

MSC:

52C07 Lattices and convex bodies in \(n\) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry)
11H06 Lattices and convex bodies (number-theoretic aspects)
11R52 Quaternion and other division algebras: arithmetic, zeta functions
11E25 Sums of squares and representations by other particular quadratic forms

Citations:

Zbl 1268.11152

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