Arithmetic Lattices and Limit Multiplicity in Hyperbolic Spaces — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Arithmetic lattices in hyperbolic spaces exhibit strong limit multiplicity, linking discrete subgroups to spectral geometry. MATH: For torsion-free arithmetic congruence lattices in \(\mathrm{PGL}(2,\mathbb R)\) or \(\mathrm{PGL}(2,\mathbb C)\), the limit multiplicity property holds quantitatively: \(\frac{\dim \pi_{\lambda}(\Gamma)}{\mathrm{vol}(\Gamma \backslash \mathbb H^d)} \to \text{constant}\) as \(\mathrm{vol} \to \infty\), with explicit growth rates in the degree of the invariant trace field. CONNECTION: Arithmetic lattices are discrete subgroups with finite covolume, often arising from quaternion algebras; their spectral properties echo base-60 periodicity in cuneiform sexagesimal systems (e.g., 60 as a lattice modulus). The constant curvature \(-1\) ties to hyperbolic tiling symmetries, reminiscent of crystallographic root systems (e.g., \(E_8\) lattice) and golden ratio ratios in hyperbolic volume formulas (e.g., \(\mathrm{vol}(\mathbb H^3/\Gamma)\) for the figu Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Mathematical Physics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7171132523
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