Lawrence, J.
(2006),
Three Rings of Polyhedral Simple Functions, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Three Rings of Polyhedral Simple Functions
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We survey three ways to multiply elements of the additive subgroup of the group of real--valued functions on Rd which is generated by the indicator functions of polyhedra. In the resulting commutative rings, identities often correspond to useful techniques of decomposition of polyhedra. We are led immediately to various interesting topics, including Ehrhart polynomials, mixed volumes, Gram's relation, and transversal characteristics.Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -
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111
Issue
2
NIST Pub Series
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NIST Pubs
Keywords
convex polyhedra, Ehrhart polynomials, Gram's relation, mixed volumes, transversal characteristic, valuation
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Created March 1, 2006, Updated February 17, 2017