A parallel algorithm for constructing strongly convex superhulls of points

IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences

Volumn E83-A, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 722-730

  Castanho, Carla Denise ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Wada, Koichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computational geometry; Convexity; Divide and conquer; Parallel algorithm; Strongly convex superhull

Indexed keywords

STRONGLY CONVEX SUPERHULLS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0033702572     PISSN: 09168508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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