Let X be a convex polyhedron in hyperbolic 3-space.
Let M be the medial axis of X.
Question: Is M collapsible?
It is easy to see that M is contractable.
In the case of Euclidian 3-space, instead of hyperbolic 3-space, I think I have an elementary proof for the analogues statement.
In hyperbolic space, I guess that the statement still holds, but I do not have a proof.
I would appreciate comments and references for the above question.
Definitions for the above question
The MEDIAL AIXS of X : consider a maximal round ball inscribed in X (maximal with respect to set inclusion), which at least has two points of tangency (on partialX). Take the union of the centers of all such maximal balls inscribed in X. Then, this union is called the medial axis of X, and it is a polygonal complex, to be precise, after adding the 1-skeleton of the boundary of X.
M is COLLAPSIBLE: There is a strong deformation retract of M to a point that is a composition of certain simplicial homotopies, each of which reduces a single cell.
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