Existence of cyclic self-orthogonal codes: a note on a result of Vera Pless

Abstract: Let

m a t h b b R^{n}

be the n-dimensional Euclidean space with

O

as the origin. Let

w e d g e

be a lattice of determinant

1

such that there is a sphere

| X | < R

which contains no point of

w e d g e

other than

O

and has

n

linearly independent points of

w e d g e

on its boundary. A well known conjecture in the geometry of numbers asserts that any closed sphere in

m a t h b b R^{n}

of radius

s q r t n / 4

contains a point of

w e d g e

. This is known to be true for

n l e q 8

. Here we prove a more general conjecture of Woods for

n = 9

from which this conjecture follows in

m a t h b b R^{9}

. Together with a result of C. T. McMullen (2005), the long standing conjecture of Minkowski follows for

n = 9

.

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