Mathematics Colloquium



Department of Mathematics
University of Nebraska at Omaha


WHEN:
Tuesday, December 12, 2:30-3:30PM

WHERE:
Durham Science Center, Room 164

WHAT:


Ben Braun (Faculty Candidate)

Washington University in St. Louis


will give a talk on

Ehrhart Polynomial Roots and Coefficients


ABSTRACT:

For any d-dimensional lattice polytope there is an associated polynomial called the Ehrhart polynomial. These polynomials encode lots of interesting geometric and combinatorial data about lattice polytopes, yet fundamental questions about them remain difficult to answer. In this talk we will discuss some recent work on roots and coefficients of Ehrhart polynomials as well as some open questions. (Some of this work is joint with Mike Develin.)


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