Let M be a convex body in R-d with C-+(3) boundary. Polytopal approximation
of M with respect to the symmetric difference metric (or the L-p metric) i
s considered, if the approximating polytope has at most n facets (or at mos
t n vertices). The asymptotic behavior of the distance of the best approxim
ating polytope is well-known; it is of order n(-2/d-1). This (-2/d-1) paper
provides an estimate of order n(-2/d-1 + -1/8d2) for the error term.