Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2007. Graduate Programme in Mathematics and Statistics. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-166). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR45997

Proefschrift--Groningen.

published_or_final_version / Computer Science / Master / Master of Philosophy

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Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-53).

Let d > 0 be a fixed integer and let A ⊆ ℝd be a collection of n ≥ d + 2 points which we lift into ℝd+1. Further let k be an integer satisfying 0 ≤ k ≤ n-(d+2) and assign to each k-subset of the points of A a (regular) triangulation obtained by deleting the specified k-subset and projecting down the lower hull of the convex hull of the resulting lifting. Next, for each triangulation we form the characteristic vector defined by Gelfand, Kapranov, and Zelevinsky by assigning to each vertex the sum of the volumes of all adjacent simplices. We then form a vector for the lifting, which we call the k-compound GKZ-vector, by summing all the characteristic vectors. Lastly, we construct a polytope Σk(A) ⊆ ℝ|A| by taking the convex hull of all obtainable k-compound GKZ-vectors by various liftings of A, and note that $\Sigma_0(\A)$ is the well-studied secondary polytope corresponding to A. We will see that by varying k, we obtain a family of polytopes with interesting properties relating to Minkowski sums, Gale transforms, and Lawrence constructions, with the member of the family with maximal k corresponding to a zonotope studied by Billera, Fillamen, and Sturmfels. We will also discuss the case k = d = 1, in which we can provide a combinatorial description of the vertices allowing us to better understand the graph of the polytope and to obtain formulas for the numbers of vertices and edges present.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120).

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Thèse de doctorat : Automatique et traitement du signal : INPL : 2007. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre.