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A new inequality for the Hermite constants

Roland Bacher

math.NTarXiv:math/0603477

Abstract

We prove an inequality of the form γn≥ Cn(γn-1) giving a lower bound for the Hermite constant γn in dimension n in terms of γn-1. Iterating this inequality yields a new proof of the Minkowski-Hlawka bound.

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