Integration of polynomials over n-dimensional linear polyhedra

Abstract

This paper is concerned with explicit integration formulae for computing integrals of n-variate polynomials over linear polyhedra in n-dimensional space R n . Two different approaches are discussed; the first set of formulae is obtained by mapping the polyhedron in n-dimensional space R n into a standard n-simplex in R n , while the second set of formulae is obtained by reducing the n-dimensional integral to a sum of n − 1 dimensional integrals which are n + 1 in number. These formulae are followed by an application example for which we have explained the detailed computational scheme. The symbolic integration formulae presented in this paper may lead to an easy and systematic incorporation of global properties of solid objects, such as, for example, volume, centre of mass, moments of inertia etc., required in engineering design problems.