A new inequality for the Hermite constants
Abstract
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We prove an inequality of the form $γ_n\geq C_n(γ_{n-1})$ giving a lower bound for the Hermite constant $γ_n$ in dimension $n$ in terms of $γ_{n-1}$. Iterating this inequality yields a new proof of the Minkowski-Hlawka bound.
24 pages, to appear in Internation Journal of Number Theory
24 pages, to appear in Internation Journal of Number Theory