Within this paper we study the Minkowski sum of prisms ("Cephoids") in a finite dimensional vector space. We provide a representation of a finite sum of prisms in terms of inequalities.

A cephoid is a Minkowski sum of finitely many prisms in R^n. We discuss the concept of duality for cephoids. Also, we show that the reference number uniquely defines a face. Based on these results, we exhibit two graphs on the outer surface of a cephoid. The first one corresponds to a maximal...

Within this paper we study the Minkowski sum of prisms ('Cephoids') in a finite dimensional vector space. We provide a representation of a finite sum of prisms in terms of inequalities.

A cephoid is a Minkowski sum of finitely many prisms in Rⁿ. We discuss the concept of duality for cephoids. Also, we show that the reference number uniquely defines a face. Based on these results, we exhibit two graphs on the outer surface of a cephoid. The first one corresponds to a maximal...