Approximation of the Euclidean ball by polytopes

Studia Mathematica

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Ludwig, Monika ^a,b   Schütt, Garsten ^a,c   Werner, Elisabeth ^a,d,e  

^a Technische Universität Wien ^*

^b INSTITUT FÜR DISKRETE MATHEMATIK UND GEOMETRIE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Approximation by polytopes; Convex body

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744996708     PISSN: 00393223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4064/sm173-1-1     Document Type: Article

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