On $2n+4$ normals conjecture for convex polytopes in $\mathbb{R}^n$

Abstract

We prove that for $n>3$ each generic simple polytope in $\mathbb{R}^n$ contains a point with at least $2n+4$ emanating normals to the boundary. This result is a piecewise-linear counterpart of a long-standing problem about normals to smooth convex bodies.