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Convex polytopes and polyhedra / Peter McMullen.
Math/Physics/Astronomy - New Book Shelf QA640.3 .M36 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McMullen, Peter, 1942- Author.
- Series:
- Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Convex polytopes.
- Polyhedra.
- polyhedra.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 638 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Directed at researchers in discrete and combinatorial geometry, this book introduces polytopes and is suitable for beginners as well as those with more experience. It provides comprehensive coverage of several modern developments on algebraic and combinatorial properties of polytopes, with emphasis on how they are interconnected"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Algebra
- Polyhedra
- Linear systems
- Representations
- Polyhedral functions
- Finite tilings
- Polytopes
- Refinements in polytopes
- Numbers of faces
- Polytopes with symmetry
- Zonotopes
- Infinite tilings
- Volume and its relatives
- Scalar weight algebra
- Simple polytopes
- Brunn-Minkowski theory
- Algebra of polyhedra
- Polytope ring
- Polytope algebra
- Tensor weights
- Fibre algebra
- Lattice polytopes and valuations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version McMullen, Peter, 1942- Convex polytopes and polyhedra
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781009699983
- 1009699989
- OCLC:
- 1535168297
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000317285
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