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Polynomial inequalities representing polyhedra

Metric Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Algebraic Geometry Optimization and Control

Abstract

Our main result is that every n-dimensional polytope can be described by at most (2n-1) polynomial inequalities and, moreover, these polynomials can explicitly be constructed. For an n-dimensional pointed polyhedral cone we prove the bound 2n-2 and for arbitrary polyhedra we get a constructible representation by 2n polynomial inequalities.

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@article{arxiv.math/0307190,
  title  = {Polynomial inequalities representing polyhedra},
  author = {Hartwig Bosse and Martin Groetschel and Martin Henk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0307190},
  year   = {2007}
}

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9 pages