Polyhedral complex

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In mathematics, a polyhedral complex is a set of polyhedra in a real vector space that fit together in a specific way.[1] Polyhedral complexes generalize simplicial complexes and arise in various areas of polyhedral geometry, such as tropical geometry, splines and hyperplane arrangements.

Definition

A polyhedral complex is a set of polyhedra that satisfies the following conditions:

1. Every face of a polyhedron from is also in .
2. The intersection of any two polyhedra is a face of both and .

Note that the empty set is a face of every polyhedron, and so the intersection of two polyhedra in may be empty.

Examples

Fans

A fan is a polyhedral complex in which every polyhedron is a cone from the origin. Examples of fans include:

References

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