Searching for empty convex polygons

David P. Dobkin, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Mark H. Overmars

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Abstract

A key problem in computational geometry is the identification of subsets of a point set having particular properties. We study this problem for the properties of convexity and emptiness. We show that finding empty triangles is related to the problem of determining pairs of vertices that see each other in a star-shaped polygon. A linear-time algorithm for this problem which is of independent interest yields an optimal algorithm for finding all empty triangles. This result is then extended to an algorithm for finding empty convex r-gons (r> 3) and for determining a largest empty convex subset. Finally, extensions to higher dimensions are mentioned.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)561-571
Number of pages11
JournalAlgorithmica
Volume5
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1990

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Computer Science
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics

Keywords

  • Analysis of algorithms
  • Combinatorial geometry
  • Computational geometry
  • Empty convex subsets

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