The lower bound for the volume of a three-dimensional convex polytope

Abstract

In this paper, we provide a lower bound for the volume of a three-dimensional smooth integral convex polytope having interior lattice points. Our formula has a quite simple form compared with preliminary results. Therefore, we can easily utilize it for other beneficial purposes. Firstly, as an immediate consequence of our lower bound, we obtain a characterization of toric Fano threefold. Besides, we compute the sectional genus of a three-dimensional polarized toric variety, and classify toric Castelnuovo varieties.