Lattices of minimal covolume in 𝑆𝐿₂: a non-Archimedean analogue of Siegel’s theorem 𝜇≥𝜋/21

Lubotzky, Alexander

doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-1990-1070003-7

Lattices of minimal covolume in ${\rm SL}\sb 2$ : a non-Archimedean analogue of Siegel's theorem $\mu\geq\pi/21$

Author: Alexander Lubotzky
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 3 (1990), 961-975
MSC: Primary 22E40; Secondary 20G25, 22E20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-1990-1070003-7
MathSciNet review: 1070003
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