Lattice optimality conjecture for Riesz energy constants in dimensions 2, 4, 8, and 24

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Let Cs,dC_{s,d} be the asymptotic Riesz ss-energy constant for dd-rectifiable sets, and let

ζΛ(s)=∑0≠x∈Λ∣x∣−s\zeta_\Lambda(s)=\sum_{0\neq x\in\Lambda}|x|^{-s}

be the Epstein zeta function of a lattice Λ⊂Rd\Lambda\subset\mathbb{R}^d with covolume ∣Λ∣>0|\Lambda|>0. Define

C~s,d:=∣Λd∣s/dζΛd(s),\widetilde{C}_{s,d}:=|\Lambda_d|^{s/d}\zeta_{\Lambda_d}(s),

where Λ2\Lambda_2 is the equi-triangular lattice, Λ4\Lambda_4 is the D4D_4 lattice, Λ8\Lambda_8 is the E8E_8 lattice, and Λ24\Lambda_{24} is the Leech lattice. Lattice optimality conjecture. For d=2,4,8,d=2,4,8, and 2424, and s>ds>d,

Cs,d=C~s,d=∣Λd∣s/dζΛd(s).C_{s,d}=\widetilde{C}_{s,d}=|\Lambda_d|^{s/d}\zeta_{\Lambda_d}(s).

The claim concerns equality in the general lattice upper bound for Cs,dC_{s,d} and asserts that the indicated highly symmetric lattices attain the asymptotic energy constant. Its status is unresolved in the supplied source.

References

Primary source

Douglas P. Hardin, Timothy J. Michaels and Edward B. Saff, “Asymptotic Linear Programming Lower Bounds for the Energy of Minimizing Riesz and Gauss Configurations”, arXiv:1804.05237 (2018).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2012–2018). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1202.4037.

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