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Cyclohedron

The n-cyclohedron, also known as the Bott-Taubes polytope, is defined as the compactification of the configuration space of n points on the circle. The cyclohedron can be obtained by removing facets from the permutohedron.

SEE ALSO: Associahedron, Permutohedron, Polytope

This entry contributed by Bryan Jacobs

REFERENCES:

Markl, M. "Simplex, Associahedron, and Cyclohedron." 9 Jul 1997. http://arxiv.org/alg-geom/9707009/.

Starck, M. "3D Representations." http://www.ac-noumea.nc/maths/amc/polyhedr/3D-img_.htm.




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