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2502.12754

Density of shapes of periodic tori in the cubic case

Nguyen-Thi Dang, Nihar Gargava, Jialun Li

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The uploaded preprint proves density of shapes for periodic tori in the Weyl-chamber space M\SL(3,R)/SL(3,Z) (Theorem 1.1) and, with minor modifications, for SL(3,R)/SL(3,Z) via positive units (Theorem 5.4) using exactly the arithmetic–dynamical strategy summarized by the model: Cassels/Ankeny–Brauer–Chowla-type monogenic cubic orders plus Cusick’s regulator bound to get an initial family of shapes; passage to suborders via an explicit 3×2 matrix congruence to realize many sublattices; and a diagonal-invariance/horospherical-piece argument concluded by the Kleinbock–Margulis “banana trick” to obtain density (Proposition 5.2) . Lemma 2.6 identifies the period lattice with the logarithmic unit lattice (with signs handled via M or by restricting to totally positive units), matching the model’s arithmetic identification up to a small sign-detail . The only substantive inaccuracies in the model are (i) reversing which space is handled in Section 5.4 (the paper treats positive units/SL(3) there, not the Weyl-chamber), and (ii) attributing totally positive units to Lemma 2.6 rather than to the SL(3) setting noted in Remark 2.7 and Section 5.4; these are minor citation-level errors that do not affect the core argument or conclusion .

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

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The paper resolves a conjecture on the density of shapes of periodic tori (equivalently, shapes of logarithmic unit lattices for totally real cubic orders). Its blend of explicit arithmetic (monogenic families, regulator bounds, congruence conditions for suborders) with homogeneous dynamics (diagonal invariance, horospherical segments, banana trick) is clear and effective. The exposition is solid; minor clarifications about the Weyl-chamber versus SL(3) settings and sign conventions would improve accessibility.