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We prove that, for the regularn-simplex, the 1-codimensional central slices with greatest volume are exactly those slices which containn−1 of the vertices.
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Webb, S. Central slices of the regular simplex. Geom Dedicata 61, 19–28 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00149416
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00149416