On the realization space of the cube

Karim Adiprasito, Daniel Kalmanovich, Eran Nevo

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Abstract

We prove that the realization space of the d-dimensional cube is contractible. For this we first show that any two realizations are connected by a finite sequence of projective transformations and normal transformations. As an application we use this fact to define an analog of the connected sum construction for cubical d-polytopes, and apply this construction to certain cubical d-polytopes to conclude that the rays spanned by f -vectors of cubical d-polytopes are dense in Adin's cone. The connectivity result on cubes extends to any product of simplices, and further it shows that the respective realization spaces are contractible.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)261-273
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of the European Mathematical Society
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cubical polytopes
  • connected sum
  • face numbers
  • realization space

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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