The Ehrhart and face polynomials of the graph polytope of a cycle

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Abstract

We are interested in the polytope consisting of all points in the first orthant such that the sum of two cyclically adjacent coordinates is less than or equal to 1. This polytope is also known as the graph polytope of a cycle. Using spectral techniques, we obtain a determinant for the Ehrhart quasi-polynomial of this polytope and hence also an expression for the volume of this polytope. The spectral techniques also yield a combinatorial expression for the face polynomial of this polytope in terms of matchings of a cycle.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103906
JournalEuropean Journal of Combinatorics
Volume118
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2024

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  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

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