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A class of extreme lattice-coverings of n–space by spheres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

E. S. Barnes
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, University of AdelaideAustralia
D. W. Trenerry
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, University of AdelaideAustralia
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All extreme lattice-coverings of n–space by spheres are known for n ≦ 4; see for example [3]. Only one class of extreme covering is known for large n, namely that corresponding to the quadratic form this was first shown to be extreme for all n ≧ 2 by Bleicher [2].

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1972

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