Returns the boundary of a complex C which is a polytope.
i1 : R=QQ[x_0..x_4]
o1 = R
o1 : PolynomialRing
i2 : C=simplex(R)
o2 = 4: x x x x x
0 1 2 3 4
o2 : complex of dim 4 embedded in dim 4 (printing facets)
equidimensional, simplicial, F-vector {1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1}, Euler = 0
i3 : isPolytope C
o3 = true
i4 : boundaryOfPolytope C
o4 = 3: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 4 0 1 3 4 0 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
o4 : complex of dim 3 embedded in dim 4 (printing facets)
equidimensional, simplicial, F-vector {1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 0}, Euler = -1