Solving System of Inequalities with Examples

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Nicholas Cruz Nicholas Cruz 2022-05-20

In the euclidean space, the points ( x , y , z ) belonging to a regular octahedron are those that satisfy the inequalities
± x ± y ± z a
where a 0. These eight inequalities can be divided into two groups of four according to the number (even or odd) of negative signs they contain. For example, the inequalities
x y + z a x + y + z a x + y z a x y z a
all have one or three negative signs and the points satisfying these form a tetrahedron. The other four inequalities correspond to the dual tetrahedron of the first, which shows that the intersection of two regular dual tetrahedra form a regular octahedron. Moreover, the vertices of the two tetrahedra can be seen as the eight vertices of a cube.
I am wondering if there exists a similar relationship between regular polytopes in four dimensions. As it is another case of a regular cross-polytope, the hexadecachoron (or 16-cell) is defined by the sixteen inequalities
± x ± y ± z ± w a .
If one were to take the eight inequalities containing an odd number of negative signs, say
x y z w a x + y z w a x y + z w a x y z + w a x + y + z w a x + y z + w a x y + z + w a x + y + z + w a
which 4-polytope would be obtained ? I doubt it would be a regular 5-cell, since (obviously) the number of cells and the number of hyperplanes don't add up. Besides, the intersection of the two 4-polytopes corresponding to the two sets of eight inequalities should technically correspond to the 16-cell.
The tesseract, having eight cells, could be a candidate, but I have been unable to show that these eight inequalities define one (or any other 4-polytope). Any ideas?

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