Eisenstein integer

Complex number whose mapping on a coordinate plane produces a triangular lattice

In mathematics, the Eisenstein integers (named after Gotthold Eisenstein), occasionally also known as Eulerian integers (after Leonhard Euler), are the complex numbers of the form z = a + b ω , {\displaystyle z=a+b\omega ,} where a and b are integers and ω = − 1 + i 3 2 = e i 2 π / 3 {\displaystyle \omega ={\frac {-1+i{\sqrt {3}}}{2}}=e^{i2\pi /3}} is a primitive (hence non-real) cube root of unity. The Eisenstein integers form a triangular lattice in the complex plane, in contrast with the Gaussian integers, which form a square lattice in the...

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In mathematics, the Eisenstein integers (named after Gotthold Eisenstein), occasionally also known as Eulerian integers (after Leonhard Euler), are the complex numbers of the form z = a + b ω , {\displaystyle z=a+b\omega ,} where a and b are integers and ω = − 1 + i 3 2 = e i 2 π / 3 {\displaystyle \omega ={\frac {-1+i{\sqrt {3}}}{2}}=e^{i2\pi /3}} is a primitive (hence non-real) cube root of unity. The Eisenstein integers form a triangular lattice in the complex plane, in contrast with the Gaussian integers, which form a square lattice in the complex plane. The Eisenstein integers are a countably infinite set.

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