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The Birkhoff polytope $P(n)$ is defined to be the points in $mathbb{R}^{n^2}$ which correspond naturally to $n times n$ doubly stochastic matrices. Is it possible to prove that the vertices of the polytope are equidistant from the center of the polytope which is the matrix with $frac{1}{n}$ in all entries without explicitly proving the permutation matrices are the vertices? Or equivalently, is it possible to prove it has exactly n! vertices without explicitly proving the permutation matrixes are the vertices?
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The Birkhoff polytope $P(n)$ is defined to be the points in $mathbb{R}^{n^2}$ which correspond naturally to $n times n$ doubly stochastic matrices. Is it possible to prove that the vertices of the polytope are equidistant from the center of the polytope which is the matrix with $frac{1}{n}$ in all entries without explicitly proving the permutation matrices are the vertices? Or equivalently, is it possible to prove it has exactly n! vertices without explicitly proving the permutation matrixes are the vertices?
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The Birkhoff polytope $P(n)$ is defined to be the points in $mathbb{R}^{n^2}$ which correspond naturally to $n times n$ doubly stochastic matrices. Is it possible to prove that the vertices of the polytope are equidistant from the center of the polytope which is the matrix with $frac{1}{n}$ in all entries without explicitly proving the permutation matrices are the vertices? Or equivalently, is it possible to prove it has exactly n! vertices without explicitly proving the permutation matrixes are the vertices?
combinatorics euclidean-geometry combinatorial-geometry
asked Jan 15 at 4:21
EgoKillaEgoKilla
1,207529
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The Birkhoff polytope $P(n)$ is defined to be the points in $mathbb{R}^{n^2}$ which correspond naturally to $n times n$ doubly stochastic matrices. Is it possible to prove that the vertices of the polytope are equidistant from the center of the polytope which is the matrix with $frac{1}{n}$ in all entries without explicitly proving the permutation matrices are the vertices? Or equivalently, is it possible to prove it has exactly n! vertices without explicitly proving the permutation matrixes are the vertices?
combinatorics euclidean-geometry combinatorial-geometry
combinatorics euclidean-geometry combinatorial-geometry
asked Jan 15 at 4:21
EgoKillaEgoKilla
1,207529
asked Jan 15 at 4:21
EgoKillaEgoKilla
1,207529
asked Jan 15 at 4:21
EgoKillaEgoKilla
1,207529
asked Jan 15 at 4:21
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