An Alternative Algorithm for Counting Lattice Points in a Convex Polytope

  • Authors:
  • Jean B. Lasserre;Eduardo S. Zeron

  • Affiliations:
  • LAAS-CNRS, 7 Avenue du Colonel Roche, 31077 Toulouse Cédex 4, France;Mathematics Department, CINVESTAV-IPN, Apdo. Postal 14-740, Mexico, D.F. 07000, Mexico

  • Venue:
  • Mathematics of Operations Research
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

We provide an alternative algorithm for counting lattice points in the convex polytope {x â聢聢 â聞聺nâ聢拢Ax = b, x â聣楼 0}. It is based on an exact (tractable) formula for the case A â聢聢 â聞陇míï戮聴(m+1) that we repeatedly use for the general case A â聢聢 â聞陇míï戮聴n.