Lattice counting for deformations of convex domains (Q2496583)

One assumes that \(H_u:{\mathbb R}^n\to [0,\infty)\), \(u\in [-\eta,\eta]\) is a smooth family of smooth functions of homogeneity \(2\). Furthermore the domains \(D_u:=\{x \in {\mathbb R}^n\mid H_u(x)\leq 1\}\) are supposed to be strictly convex. The lattice counting function is then defined as \[ N_u(T):= \# \{m\in {\mathbb Z}^n\mid H_u(m)\leq T^2\}. \] The main result of the article is an estimate for large values of \(T\) of the variation of the counting function \(N_u(T)\) over volume-preserving deformations \(D_u\) assuming a non-degeneracy condition. The estimate implies that the domains \(D_u\) are rigid in the sense of the lattice-counting problem.