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We give new lower bounds for the minimal number of simplices needed in a triangulation of the product of two convex polygons, improving the lower bounds in Bowen et al. (Topology 44:321–339, 2005).
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Support from the Göran Gustafsson Foundation and the Swedish Research Council (VR) grant 621-2007-6250 is gratefully acknowledged.
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Bucher-Karlsson, M. On Minimal Triangulations of Products of Convex Polygons. Discrete Comput Geom 41, 328–347 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-008-9087-5
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