Minimal Triangulations of Cubes and Simplotopes

When
Start: 12/09/2008 - 12:15pm
End  : 12/09/2008 - 1:10pm

Category
Algebra/Number Theory/Combinatorics Seminar

Speaker
Francis Su (Harvey Mudd College)

Abstract

In this talk, I will describe recent progress on the question of determining the smallest triangulation of a d-dimensional cube, and more generally, the smallest triangulation of a simplotope: the product of simplices. Some interesting combinatorial insights come out of the geometry.

Where
ML 211