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Howe's Theorem


Let P be a primitive polytope with eight vertices. Then there is a unimodular map that maps P to the polyhedron whose vertices are (0, 0, 0), (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1), (0, 1, 1), (1, a, b), (1, c, d), and (1, a+c, b+d) with a,b,c,d in Z, a,b,c,d>=0, and ad-bc=1. Furthermore, any primitive polyhedron with fewer than eight vertices can be embedded in one with eight vertices.


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Primitive Polytope

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References

Khan, M. R. "A Counting Formula for Primitive Tetrahedra in Z^3." Amer. Math. Monthly 106, 525-533, 1999.Scarf, H. E. "Integral Polyhedra in Three Space." Math. Oper. Res. 10, 403-438, 1985.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Howe's Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HowesTheorem.html

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