Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 302 / 4 / d / Solution

The fundamental weights satisfy $2({\omega }_i,{\alpha }_j)/({\alpha }_j,{\alpha }_j)={\delta }_{ij}$. Since $|{\alpha }_1{|}^2=1$ and $|{\alpha }_2{|}^2=2$, solving givesThe full B2 root system isThe weight lattice is generated by ${\omega }_1,omeg{a}_2$; geometrically it consists of the integer lattice together with the translate in which both coordinates are half-integers.

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