
doi: 10.1007/pl00009483
Let \(A\) be a collection of points in \(\mathbb{R}^d\) whose affine span is \(\mathbb{R}^d\), and \(\text{int}(A)\) the set of points in \(A\) that lie in the interior of its convex hull \(\text{conv}(A)\). A subset \(K\subseteq A\) is called free if \(\text{conv} (K)\cap A=K\) and the set of vertices of \(\text{conv}(K)\) is \(K\). The authors prove that \[ \bigl|\text{int}(A) \bigr|= (-1)^{d-1} \sum_{K \text{free}} (-1)^{|K|} |K|, \] a recent conjecture of Ahrens, Gordon, and McMahon, by showing that this formula can be interpreted as a sum of Euler characteristics of certain complexes associated with \(A\), and then computing the homology of these complexes. This method extends to other examples of convex geometries.
point configuration, matroid invariants, convex geometries, Convex sets in \(n\) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces), Matroids in convex geometry (realizations in the context of convex polytopes, convexity in combinatorial structures, etc.), Configuration theorems in linear incidence geometry
point configuration, matroid invariants, convex geometries, Convex sets in \(n\) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces), Matroids in convex geometry (realizations in the context of convex polytopes, convexity in combinatorial structures, etc.), Configuration theorems in linear incidence geometry
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