The exponential valuation conjecture for real polytopes

Let nn be a positive integer, let Pn\mathcal{P}^n denote the family of polytopes in Rn\mathbb{R}^n, and let M(Rn)\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{R}^n) denote the space of real-valued functions on Rn\mathbb{R}^n. A valuation Z:PnM(Rn)Z:\mathcal{P}^n\to\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{R}^n) is translatively exponential and GL(n,R)\operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbb{R}) covariant if it satisfies the corresponding translation and linear-covariance identities. Exponential valuation conjecture. Any translatively exponential and GL(n,R)\operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbb{R}) covariant valuation

Z:PnM(Rn)Z:\mathcal{P}^n\to\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{R}^n)

is of the form Z=cLZ=c\mathcal{L} for a constant cRc\in\mathbb{R}, where L\mathcal{L} is the Laplace transform. The analogous classification is known for continuous valuations on compact convex sets, whereas the claim for valuations on arbitrary polytopes is presented as a belief and remains open.

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Karoly J. Boroczky, Matyas Domokos, Ansgar Freyer, Christoph Haberl, Gergely Harcos and Jin li, “Exponential valuations on lattice polygons”, arXiv:2411.09383 (2025).

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