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Minkowski problem for polytopes: the origin of necessary condition

Minkowski's uniqueness theorem for polytopes concerns the specification of the shape of a polytope by the directions and measures of its facets. Theorem (Minkowski). Let $A_i$ be positive faces areas ...
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Grothendieck on polyhedra over finite fields

In Grothendieck's Sketch of a Programme he spends a few pages discussing polyhedra over arbitrary rings and concludes with some intriguing remarks on specializing polyhedra over their "most ...
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