§23.5 Special Lattices
Contents
- §23.5(i) Real-Valued Functions
- §23.5(ii) Rectangular Lattice
- §23.5(iii) Lemniscatic Lattice
- §23.5(iv) Rhombic Lattice
- §23.5(v) Equianharmonic Lattice
§23.5(i) Real-Valued Functions
The Weierstrass functions take real values on the real axis iff the lattice is
fixed under complex conjugation:
;
equivalently, when
. This happens in the cases treated in the
following four subsections.
§23.5(ii) Rectangular Lattice
This occurs when both
and
are real and positive. Then
and the parallelogram with vertices at 0,
,
,
is a rectangle.
In this case the lattice roots
,
, and
are real and distinct.
When they are identified as in (23.3.9)
Also,
and
have opposite signs unless
, in which
event both are zero.
As functions of
,
and
are decreasing and
is increasing.
§23.5(iii) Lemniscatic Lattice
This occurs when
is real and positive and
.
The parallelogram 0,
,
,
is
a square, and
Note also that in this case
. In consequence,
§23.5(iv) Rhombic Lattice
This occurs when
is real and positive,
,
, and
. The
parallelogram 0,
,
,
, is a
rhombus: see Figure 23.5.1.
The lattice root
is real, and
, with
.
and
have the same sign unless
when both are zero: the pseudo-lemniscatic
case.
As a function of
the root
is increasing. For the
case
see §23.5(v).
§23.5(v) Equianharmonic Lattice
This occurs when
is real and positive and
. The rhombus 0,
,
,
can be regarded as the union of two equilateral
triangles: see Figure 23.5.2.
and the lattice roots and invariants are given by
Note also that in this case
. In consequence,




