• Convex polytopes and linear programs 

      [SNAP-2025-002-EN] Joswig, Michael (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2025-04-01)
      Convex polytopes are geometric objects that look deceptively simple. They occur everywhere in mathematics and have practical applications in everyday life – like organizing your grocery shopping list. In this snapshot, you ...
    • How big is my slice of cheese? 

      [SNAP-2026-006-EN] Meroni, Chiara (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2026-05-19)
      In this snapshot, we introduce the study of slices of polytopes – geometric shapes with flat sides – and examine the area of these slices. This is connected to combinatorics and polynomials and is surprisingly complex, ...