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polar -- computes the polar of a polyhedron

Synopsis

Usage:

Pv = polar P
Inputs:
- P, a convex polyhedron
Outputs:
- Pv, a convex polyhedron

Description

The polar polyhedron of P in n-space is the polyhedron in the dual space given by {v in (QQ^n)^* | v*p >= -1 for all p in P}.

i1 : P = hypercube 3

o1 = P

o1 : Polyhedron

i2 : Q = polar P

o2 = Q

o2 : Polyhedron

i3 : Q == crossPolytope 3

o3 = true

Ways to use polar :

"polar(Polyhedron)"

For the programmer

The object polar is a method function.