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

K−x⊃QK-\mathbf{x}\supset Q

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

Boundary-vertex conjecture. The vertices of QQ lie on the boundary of K−xK-\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.

References

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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