Abstract:Inspired by research on the Cartesian product of two lattice polytopes, this paper investigates the Ehrhart theory of the join of two lattice polytopes. This is also a well-known open problem listed on the website of the American Institute of Mathematics. This paper resolves this open problem. We first construct counterexamples showing that the join of two Ehrhart positive polytopes is not necessarily Ehrhart positive. Then we prove that if two lattice polytopes have the integer decomposition property and the spanning property, then their join also has these two properties. However, the very ample property is not inherited under joins. Finally, we show that unimodular triangulations, regular triangulations, and quadratic triangulations are preserved under the join operation. As a byproduct, we state the necessary and sufficient condition for the Cartesian product of two Gorenstein lattice polytopes to remain Gorenstein.
From: Sihao Tao [view email]
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