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Main Authors: Cremona, J. E., Koymans, P.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.03212
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author Cremona, J. E.
Koymans, P.
author_facet Cremona, J. E.
Koymans, P.
contents We consider the problem of covering $\mathbb{Z}^2$ with a finite number of sublattices of finite index, satisfying a simple minimality or non-degeneracy condition. We show how this problem may be viewed as a projective (or homogeneous) version of the well-known problem of covering systems of congruences. We give a construction of minimal coverings which produces many, but not all, minimal coverings, and determine all minimal coverings with at most $8$ sublattices.
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spellingShingle Lattice coverings and homogeneous covering congruences
Cremona, J. E.
Koymans, P.
Number Theory
We consider the problem of covering $\mathbb{Z}^2$ with a finite number of sublattices of finite index, satisfying a simple minimality or non-degeneracy condition. We show how this problem may be viewed as a projective (or homogeneous) version of the well-known problem of covering systems of congruences. We give a construction of minimal coverings which produces many, but not all, minimal coverings, and determine all minimal coverings with at most $8$ sublattices.
title Lattice coverings and homogeneous covering congruences
topic Number Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.03212