dual lattice

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:defines The dual lattice of a lattice L in a vector space V is the set of all vectors in V whose inner product with every vector in L is an integer.
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
gptkb:mathematics
lattice theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label dual lattice
gptkbp:notation L*
gptkbp:property If L is unimodular, then L equals its dual lattice.
The dual of the dual lattice is the original lattice.
If L is a lattice, then its dual lattice L* is also a lattice.
If L is integral, then L is contained in its dual lattice.
gptkbp:relatedTo lattice
gptkbp:usedIn coding theory
crystallography
modular forms
number theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lattices
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7