Abstract
Stanley proved that for any centrally symmetric simplicial d-polytope P with d≥ 3 , g2(P)≥(d2)-d. We provide a characterization of centrally symmetric simplicial d-polytopes with d≥ 4 that satisfy this inequality as equality. This gives a natural generalization of the classical Lower Bound Theorem for simplicial polytopes to the setting of centrally symmetric simplicial polytopes.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 541-561 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Discrete and Computational Geometry |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Centrally symmetric polytopes
- Face numbers
- Infinitesimal rigidity
- Missing faces
- Stacked spheres
- Stresses
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Geometry and Topology
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
- Computational Theory and Mathematics