The odd-dimensional twin conjecture for integral vectors

Let n5n\geq 5 be an odd integer. An integral vector is odd if every component is odd; a vector is non-odd if it is not odd. Two vectors are twins when they are orthogonal and have the same norm.

Odd-dimensional twin conjecture. Suppose that the dimension n5n\geq 5 is odd. Then every non-odd vector has a twin.

Odd vectors cannot have twins in odd dimensions by reducing their components modulo 22, so the conjecture identifies the non-odd vectors as the cases where a twin should always exist. It concerns the construction and extension of orthogonal integral vectors in higher-dimensional spaces.

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Lee M. Goswick, Emil W. Kiss, Gabor Moussong and Nandor Simanyi, “Sums of squares and orthogonal integral vectors”, arXiv:0806.3943 (2011).

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