Leech lattice en · NOUN
Etymology
After mathematician John Leech, who discovered it in 1967.
Meanings
- An even unimodular lattice Λ₂₄ in 24-dimensional Euclidean space, which is one of the best models for the problem of finding the maximum possible kissing number for n-dimensional spheres in (n + 1)-dimensional Euclidean space.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leech lattices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |