Riemann-Roch for sub-lattices of the root lattice \(A_n\) (Q1960278)

Summary: Recently, \textit{M. Baker} and \textit{S. Norine} [Adv. Math. 215, No. 2, 766--788 (2007; Zbl 1124.05049)] found new analogies between graphs and Riemann surfaces by developing a Riemann-Roch machinery on a finite graph \(G\). In this paper, we develop a general Riemann-Roch theory for sublattices of the root lattice \(A_n\) analogous to the work of Baker and Norine, and establish connections between the Riemann-Roch theory and the Voronoi diagrams of lattices under certain simplicial distance functions. In this way, we obtain a geometric proof of the Riemann-Roch theorem for graphs and generalise the result to other sublattices of \(A_n\). In particular, we provide a new geometric approach for the study of the Laplacian of graphs. We also discuss some problems on classification of lattices with a Riemann-Roch formula as well as some related algorithmic issues.