ISSN:
1432-0541
Keywords:
Computational geometry
;
Combinatorial geometry
;
Union of half-lines
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract In this paper we study a cell of the subdivision induced by a union ofn half-lines (or rays) in the plane. We present two results. The first one is a novel proof of theO(n) bound on the number of edges of the boundary of such a cell, which is essentially of methodological interest. The second is an algorithm for constructing the boundary of any cell, which runs in optimal Θ(n logn) time. A by-product of our results are the notions of skeleton and of skeletal order, which may be of interest in their own right.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01840405