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Generalized Ehrhart polynomials

Sheng Chen ORCID (1), Nan Li ORCID (2), Steven V Sam ORCID (2)
(1) Department of Mathematics
(2) Department of Mathematics [MIT]
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DMTCS Proceedings vol. AN, 22nd International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics (FPSAC 2010)
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10.46298/dmtcs.2857
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Generalized Ehrhart polynomials

Sheng Chen ORCID (1), Nan Li ORCID (2), Steven V Sam ORCID (2)
(1) Department of Mathematics
(2) Department of Mathematics [MIT]
Abstract
English
Let $P$ be a polytope with rational vertices. A classical theorem of Ehrhart states that the number of lattice points in the dilations $P(n) = nP$ is a quasi-polynomial in $n$. We generalize this theorem by allowing the vertices of $P(n)$ to be arbitrary rational functions in $n$. In this case we prove that the number of lattice points in $P(n)$ is a quasi-polynomial for $n$ sufficiently large. Our work was motivated by a conjecture of Ehrhart on the number of solutions to parametrized linear Diophantine equations whose coefficients are polynomials in $n$, and we explain how these two problems are related.
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Soit $P$ un polytope avec sommets rationelles. Un théorème classique des Ehrhart déclare que le nombre de points du réseau dans les dilatations $P(n) = nP$ est un quasi-polynôme en $n$. Nous généralisons ce théorème en permettant à des sommets de $P(n)$ comme arbitraire fonctions rationnelles en $n$. Dans ce cas, nous prouvons que le nombre de points du réseau en $P(n)$ est une quasi-polynôme pour $n$ assez grand. Notre travail a été motivée par une conjecture d'Ehrhart sur le nombre de solutions à linéaire paramétrée Diophantine équations dont les coefficients sont des polyômes en $n$, et nous expliquer comment ces deux problèmes sont liés.
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  • [MATH.MATH-CO]Mathematics [math]/Combinatorics [math.CO]
  • [INFO.INFO-DM]Computer Science [cs]/Discrete Mathematics [cs.DM]
  • Diophantine equations
  • Ehrhart polynomials
  • lattice points
  • quasi-polynomials
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