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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 iii Paper 29 1 a Solution by
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Let be a complex lattice. Orient its basis so that . Multiplication by gives the normalized complex lattice with . Thus every homothety of complex lattices class has a normalized representative.
If , thenThe last equality follows because the two integer vectors are an integral basis: their determinant is one. Hence points in the same modular orbit give homothetic complex lattices.
Conversely, suppose for . There is an integer basis-change matrix of determinant such thatBoth normalized bases have positive orientation, and multiplication by preserves real orientation because its real determinant is . The basis-change determinant is therefore . Dividing the two equalities gives . Thus the modular orbits and homothety of complex lattices classes correspond bijectively.
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