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An elementary proof of Minkowski's second inequality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

I. Danicic
I. Danicic
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University College of WalesAberystwyth Gt. Britain
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Let K be an open convex domain in n-dimensional Euclidean space, symmetric about the origin O, and of finite Jordan content (volume) V. With K are associated n positive constants λ1, λ2,…,λn, the ‘successive minima of K’ and n linearly independent lattice points (points with integer coordinates) P1, P2, …, Pn (not necessarily unique) such that all lattice points in the body λ,K are linearly dependent on P1, P2, …, Pj-1. The points P1,…, Pj lie in λK provided that λ > λj. For j = 1 this means that λ1K contains no lattice point other than the origin. Obviously

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Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 10 , Issue 1-2 , August 1969 , pp. 177 - 181
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1969

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