The number of triangulations of the cyclic polytope \(C(n,n-4)\) (Q1349285)

In this paper the exact number of triangulations of the cyclic polytope \(C(n,n-4)\) is determined. For even \(n\) this number is \((n+4)2^{(n- 4)/2}- n\), for odd \(n\) it is slightly different. The method is based on Gale duality and oriented matroid theory. The concept of a virtual chamber is used which was introduced by \textit{J. A. de Loera} et al. [Doc. Math. J. DMV 1, 103--119 (1996; Zbl 0852.52007)]. Furthermore the paper contains results on the maximum number of regular triangulations.