Pushing the boundaries of polytopal realizability

Abstract Let ∆(d, n) be the maximum possible diameter of the vertex-edge graph over all d-dimensional polytopes defined by n inequalities. The Hirsch bound holds for particular n and is still an open question, the best bound being the quasi-polynomial one due to Kalai and Kleitman in 1992. Another natural question is for how large n and d the Hirsch bound holds. Goodey showed in 1972 that ∆(4, 10) = 5 and ∆(5, 11) = 6, and more recently, Bremner and Schewe showed ∆(4, 11) = ∆(6, 12) = 6. Here we show that ∆(4, 12) = ∆(5, 12) = 7 and present strong evidence that ∆(6, 13) = 7

Generalized averaged Gaussian quadrature and applications

A simple numerical method for constructing the optimal generalized averaged Gaussian quadrature formulas will be presented. These formulas exist in many cases in which real positive GaussKronrod formulas do not exist, and can be used as an adequate alternative in order to estimate the error of a Gaussian rule. We also investigate the conditions under which the optimal averaged Gaussian quadrature formulas and their truncated variants are internal

MS FT-2-2 7 Orthogonal polynomials and quadrature: Theory, computation, and applications

Quadrature rules find many applications in science and engineering. Their analysis is a classical area of applied mathematics and continues to attract considerable attention. This seminar brings together speakers with expertise in a large variety of quadrature rules. It is the aim of the seminar to provide an overview of recent developments in the analysis of quadrature rules. The computation of error estimates and novel applications also are described