Boundary-vertex conjecture for minimal covering bodies

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Let KK be a convex body and let Λ\Lambda be a lattice such that K+ΛK+\Lambda is a minimal covering of Rn\mathbb{R}^n. Suppose that KK contains a translate of a full-dimensional lattice polytope QQ, so that

KxQK-\mathbf{x}\supset Q

for some xRn\mathbf{x}\in\mathbb{R}^n.

Boundary-vertex conjecture. The vertices of QQ lie on the boundary of KxK-\mathbf{x}.

The conjecture proposes a stronger boundary constraint for lattice polytopes contained in minimal covering bodies, following the paper's proof that minimal covering bodies are polytopes.

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Primary source

Yanlu Lian and Fei Xue, “Minimal Covering Bodies and a Minkowski-Type Criterion for Lattice Coverings”, arXiv:2606.14584 (2026).

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