All Questions
Tagged with euler-characteristics convex-polytopes
2 questions
1
vote
0
answers
710
views
What is the significance of the $-1$-simplex?
The number of $k$-simplex elements in an $n$-simplex is counted by the binomial coefficient $\binom{n+1}{k+1}$. For example, the $3$-simplex is the tetrahedron, which has the following elements: $4$ ...
0
votes
1
answer
585
views
The query concerning the Euler-Poincare formula’s generalizations
Euler's equation for polyhedral, Euler's polyhedral formula, V – E + F = 2, where V, E, and F, are the number of points, edges and faces, was discovered by Leonhard Euler in 1752. However, the basic ...