Monostatic simplexes. II (Q1386692)

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    20 April 1999
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    A polytope whose center of gravity lies over only one of its facets is called monostatic. The authors show that there is no monostatic simplex in \(\mathbb{R}^7\). More surprising, there is a simplex in \(\mathbb{R}^{11}\) that falls onto each of its facets in turn. [For part I see \textit{R. J. MacG. Dawson}, Am. Math. Mon. 92, 541-546 (1985; Zbl 0578.52006)].
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    special polytopes
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    monostatic simplex
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