Approximation of the Euclidean ball by polytopes with a fixed number of $k$-faces

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Hauptverfasser: Hoehner, Steven, Schütt, Carsten, Werner, Elisabeth
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author Hoehner, Steven
Schütt, Carsten
Werner, Elisabeth
author_facet Hoehner, Steven
Schütt, Carsten
Werner, Elisabeth
contents We derive lower estimates for the approximation of the $d$-dimensional Euclidean ball by polytopes with a fixed number of $k$-dimensional faces, $k\in\{0,1,\ldots,d-1\}$. The metrics considered include the intrinsic volume difference and the Hausdorff metric. In the case of inscribed and circumscribed polytopes, our main results extend the previously obtained bounds from $k=0$ and $k=d-1$, respectively, to half of the $f$-vector of the approximating polytope. For arbitrarily positioned polytopes, we also improve a special case of a result of K. J. Böröczky ({\it J. Approx. Theory}, 2000) by a factor of dimension. This paper addresses a question of P. M. Gruber ({\it Convex and Discrete Geometry}, p. 216), who asked for results on the approximation of convex bodies by polytopes with a fixed number of $k$-faces when $1\leq k\leq d-2$.
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spellingShingle Approximation of the Euclidean ball by polytopes with a fixed number of $k$-faces
Hoehner, Steven
Schütt, Carsten
Werner, Elisabeth
Metric Geometry
52A27 (Primary) 52A39, 52B11 (Secondary)
We derive lower estimates for the approximation of the $d$-dimensional Euclidean ball by polytopes with a fixed number of $k$-dimensional faces, $k\in\{0,1,\ldots,d-1\}$. The metrics considered include the intrinsic volume difference and the Hausdorff metric. In the case of inscribed and circumscribed polytopes, our main results extend the previously obtained bounds from $k=0$ and $k=d-1$, respectively, to half of the $f$-vector of the approximating polytope. For arbitrarily positioned polytopes, we also improve a special case of a result of K. J. Böröczky ({\it J. Approx. Theory}, 2000) by a factor of dimension. This paper addresses a question of P. M. Gruber ({\it Convex and Discrete Geometry}, p. 216), who asked for results on the approximation of convex bodies by polytopes with a fixed number of $k$-faces when $1\leq k\leq d-2$.
title Approximation of the Euclidean ball by polytopes with a fixed number of $k$-faces
topic Metric Geometry
52A27 (Primary) 52A39, 52B11 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22771