This textbook illuminates the field of discrete mathematics with examples, theory, and applications of the discrete volume of a polytope. The authors have weaved a unifying thread through basic yet deep ideas in discrete geometry, combinatorics, and number theory. We encounter here a friendly invita
Computing the continuous discretely: integer-point enumeration in polyhedra
โ Scribed by Beck, Matthias;Robins, Sinai
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 295
- Series
- Undergraduate texts in mathematics
- Edition
- Second edition
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Preface.- The Coin-Exchange Problem of Frobenius.- A Gallery of Discrete Volumes.- Counting Lattice Points in Polytopes: The Ehrhart Theory.- Reciprocity.- Face Numbers and the Dehn-Sommerville Relations in Ehrhartian Terms.- Magic Squares.- Finite Fourier Analysis.- Dedekind Sums.- The Decomposition of a Polytope into Its Cones.- Euler-MacLaurin Summation in Rd.- Solid Angles.- A Discrete Version of Green's Theorem Using Elliptic Functions.- Appendix A: Triangulations of Polytopes.- Appendix B: Hints for Selected Exercises.- References.- Index.- List of Symbols.-
โฆ Subjects
Computer science--Mathematics;Discrete geometry;Diskrete Mathematik;Gitterpunktproblem;Kontinuum;Mathematics;Polyeder;Polyhedra;Computer science -- Mathematics
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