Crystallization for Coulomb and Riesz interactions as a consequence of the Cohn-Kumar conjecture

Mircea Petrache, Sylvia Serfaty

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Abstract

The Cohn-Kumar conjecture states that the triangular lattice in dimension 2, the E8 lattice in dimension 8, and the Leech lattice in dimension 24 are universally minimizing in the sense that they minimize the total pair interaction energy of infinite point configurations for all completely monotone functions of the squared distance. This conjecture was recently proved by Cohn-Kumar-Miller-Radchenko-Viazovska in dimensions 8 and 24. We explain in this note how the conjecture implies the minimality of the same lattices for the Coulomb and Riesz renormalized energies as well as jellium and periodic jellium energies, hence settling the question of their minimization in dimensions 8 and 24.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3047-3057
Number of pages11
JournalProceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Volume148
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Abrikosov lattice
  • Cohn-Kumar conjecture
  • Coulomb interaction
  • Crystallization
  • Jellium
  • Renormalized energy
  • Riesz interaction
  • Triangular lattice
  • Wigner crystal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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