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Minima of Epstein’s Zeta function and heights of flat tori

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  1. School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA

    Peter Sarnak

  2. Department of Mathematics, Uppsala University, Box 480, 75106, Uppsala, Sweden

    Andreas Strömbergsson

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Sarnak, P., Strömbergsson, A. Minima of Epstein’s Zeta function and heights of flat tori. Invent. math. 165, 115–151 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00222-005-0488-2

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