Niemeier lattices

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lattice
gptkbp:application gptkb:string_theory
modular forms
sphere packing
gptkbp:class classified by root system
gptkbp:contains Leech lattice (as the unique one with no roots)
gptkbp:dimensions 24
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Hans-Volker_Niemeier
gptkbp:field gptkb:algebra
gptkb:mathematics
number theory
lattice theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niemeier lattices
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hans-Volker_Niemeier
gptkbp:numberOfLatticesWithoutRoots 1
gptkbp:numberOfLatticesWithRoots 23
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 24
gptkbp:numberOfRootLattices 23
gptkbp:property even
positive-definite
unimodular
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Weyl_group
gptkb:lattice_vertex_operator_algebra
gptkb:modular_moonshine
gptkb:Golay_code
gptkb:root
gptkb:ADE_classification
gptkb:Leech_lattice
gptkb:vertex_operator_algebras
gptkb:K3_surfaces
gptkb:sporadic_groups
gptkb:Monstrous_moonshine
modular forms
automorphic forms
lattice packing
modular group
automorphism groups
finite simple groups
modular invariance
moonshine theory
theta functions
string theory compactification
even lattice
unimodular lattice
gptkbp:type even unimodular lattice
contains root systems of type ADE
gptkbp:yearOfClassification 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leech_lattice
gptkb:E_8_root_lattice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6