Abstract
Let P be a polytope in Rn containing the origin in its interior, and let P* be the algebraic dual polytope of P. Let Q Rn x [0,1] be the (n+1)-dimensional polytope that is the convex hull of P x {1} and P* x {0}. For each face F of P, let Q(F) denote the convex hull of F x {1} and F* x {0}, where F* is the dual face of P*. Then Q is an antiprism if the set of facets of Q is precisely the collection {Q (F)} for all faces F of P. If Q is an antiprism, the correspondence between primal and dual faces of P and P* is manifested in the facets of Q. In this paper, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of antiprisms are stated and proved.
Full Citation
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
vol.
66
,
(April 01, 1985):
99
-111
.