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Polyhedral diagrams for sections of the non-negative orthant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

G. C. Shephard
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University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.
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A section of the non-negative orthant by an affine subspace is a polyhedral set. A technique, analogous to that of Gale diagrams, is described which enables one to determine the facial structure of such a polyhedral set.

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Copyright © University College London 1971

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