Global minimum conjecture for the theta series ratio of unimodular lattices

Let Λ\Lambda be a unimodular lattice, let ΘΛ\Theta_{\Lambda} denote its theta series, and define

ΔΛ(τ)=ΘΛ(iτ)ΘZn(iτ).\Delta_{\Lambda}(\tau)=\frac{\Theta_{\Lambda}(i\tau)}{\Theta_{\mathbb{Z}^n}(i\tau)}.

Global-minimum conjecture. The theta series ratio achieves its global minimum at τ=1\tau=1:

argminτ>0ΔΛ(τ)=1.\operatorname*{argmin}_{\tau>0}\Delta_{\Lambda}(\tau)=1.

The claim is related to the symmetry point at τ=1\tau=1 for unimodular lattices and would give the lower bound ΔΛ(τ)ΔΛ(1)\Delta_{\Lambda}(\tau)\geq\Delta_{\Lambda}(1) for all τ>0\tau>0. The source reports substantial supporting evidence but does not state that the conjecture has been resolved.

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Primary source

Maiara F. Bollauf and Hsuan-Yin Lin, “On the Maximum Flatness Factor over Unimodular Lattices”, arXiv:2403.16932 (2025).

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