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A short proof of Euler's relation for convex polytopes* |
Canad. Math. Bull. 40(1997), 471-474
Published:1997-12-01
Printed: Dec 1997
Printed: Dec 1997
- Jim Lawrence
Abstract
The purposen of this paper is to present a short, self-contained
proof of Euler's relation. The ingredients of this proof are (i) the
principle of inclusion and exclusion of combinatorics and (ii) the
Euler characteristic; a development of the Euler characteristic is included.
| MSC Classifications: | 52A25 - unknown classification 52A25 |