Lectures on Polytopes

Lectures on Polytopes
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 038794365X
ISBN-13 : 9780387943657
Rating : 4/5 (657 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Lectures on Polytopes by : Günter M. Ziegler

Download or read book Lectures on Polytopes written by Günter M. Ziegler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a graduate course at the Technische Universität, Berlin, these lectures present a wealth of material on the modern theory of convex polytopes. The straightforward exposition features many illustrations, and complete proofs for most theorems. With only linear algebra as a prerequisite, it takes the reader quickly from the basics to topics of recent research. The lectures introduce basic facts about polytopes, with an emphasis on methods that yield the results, discuss important examples and elegant constructions, and show the excitement of current work in the field. They will provide interesting and enjoyable reading for researchers as well as students.


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