Characterization of polytopes via tilings with similar pieces

DOI10.1007/S00454-011-9331-2MaRDI QIDQ664362zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Karim Adiprasito

Publication date 1 March 2012

Published in Discrete \& Computational Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.4651

zbMATH Keywords

convex bodiespolytopessimilaritiestilings

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convex sets in (n) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces) (52A20) Tilings in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C22)

Abstract: Generalizing results by Valette, Zamfirescu and Laczkovich, we will prove that a convex body $K$ is a polytope if there are sufficiently many tilings which contain a tile similar to $K$. Furthermore, we give an example that this can not be improved.

Review text

In this paper it is shown that if there exist \(n-1\) proper tilings of \(K\), each of which contains a tile similar to \(K\), with the additional condition that the convex hull of the fixed points of the corresponding similarities forms an (\(n-2\))-dimensional simplex, then \(K\) is a polytope. The author provides an example showing that the result cannot be improved.

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Cites work

• Decomposition of convex figures into similar pieces
• Les partages d'un polygone convexe en 4 polygones semblables au premier

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• A criterion for the affine equivalence of cell complexes in \(R^ d\) and convex polyhedra in \(R^{d+1}\)
• A Local Characterization of Combinatorial Multihedrality in Tilings

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