Mirror symmetry and polar duality of polytopes (Q2406238)
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Mirror symmetry and polar duality of polytopes (English)
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27 September 2017
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Summary: This expository article explores the connection between the polar duality from polyhedral geometry and mirror symmetry from mathematical physics and algebraic geometry. Topics discussed include duality of polytopes and cones as well as the famous quintic threefold and the toric variety of a reflexive polytope.
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polar duality
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reflexive polytope
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mirror symmetry
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