Satins, lattices, and extended Euclid's algorithm

Motivated by the design of satins with draft of period m and step a, we draw our attention to the lattices L(m,a)=¿(1,a),(0,m)¿ where 1=a<m are integers with gcd(m,a)=1. We show that the extended Euclid's algorithm applied to m and a produces a shortest no null vector of L(m, a) and that the...

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Authors: Brunat Blay, Josep M., Lario Loyo, Joan Carles|||0000-0002-6459-1837
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/365868
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/365868
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13160-021-00477-9
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Lattice theory
Algorithms
Satins
Square satins
Symmetric satins
Extended Euclid’s algorithm
Lagrange–Gauss lattice basis reduction
Shortest vector
Optimal basis
Reticles, Teoria de
Algorismes
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Àlgebra::Ordres, reticles, estructures algebraiques ordenades
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Summary:Motivated by the design of satins with draft of period m and step a, we draw our attention to the lattices L(m,a)=¿(1,a),(0,m)¿ where 1=a<m are integers with gcd(m,a)=1. We show that the extended Euclid's algorithm applied to m and a produces a shortest no null vector of L(m, a) and that the algorithm can be used to find an optimal basis of L(m, a). We also analyze square and symmetric satins. For square satins, the extended Euclid's algorithm produces directly the two vectors of an optimal basis. It is known that symmetric satins have either a rectangular or a rombal basis; rectangular basis are optimal, but rombal basis are not always optimal. In both cases, we give the optimal basis directly in terms of m and a.