Convex polyhedra of binary trees and their symmetries
A. O. Ivanovab,
D. A. Markhanovb a Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Moscow)
b Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow)
Abstract:
Problem of finding minimal parametric fillings of a finite metric space
$M$ can be reduced to classical linear programming. The set of admissible values of the dual problem is a convex polyhedron
$\Lambda_G$ that depends on the filling type
$G$, i.e., on a tree, whose set of degree
$1$ vertices equals
$M$, and all other vertices have degree
$3$ (such trees are referred as binary trees connecting
$M$). Vertices of this polyhedron have an important role in minimal filling weight calculation.
Generally speaking, isomorphic binary trees connecting the same space
$M$ correspond to different polyhedra. In the present paper a complete answer on the relations between such polyhedra is obtained. Besides, the question on the structure of the set
$U$ obtained as the union of the vertices of all polyhedra
$\Lambda_G$ over all binary trees connecting a given set
$M$. This set
$U=U(m)$ depends on the number of points
$m$ in the set
$M$. It turns out that the set
$U(m)$ is convex for
$m\le6$, i.e., it is a vertex set of a convex polyhedron. Convexity of
$U(m)$ for other
$m$ is an open question.
Keywords:
finite metric space, minimal parametric filling, linear programming, convex polyhedron of a binary tree, permutation group, convexity.
UDC:
515.124.4+
519.852.3 Received: 15.11.2024
Accepted: 07.04.2025
DOI:
10.22405/2226-8383-2025-26-2-101-124