Binary space partitions for fat rectangles
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Journal Article
We consider the practical problem of constructing binary space partitions (BSPs) for a set S of n orthogonal, nonintersecting, two-dimensional rectangles in R3 such that the aspect ratio of each rectangle in S is at most α, for some constant α≥1. We present an n2O(√log n)-time algorithm to build a binary space partition of size n2O(√log n) for S. We also show that if m of the n rectangles in S have aspect ratios greater than α, we can construct a BSP of size n√m2O(√log n) for S in n√m2O(√log n) time. The constants of proportionality in the big-oh terms are linear in log α. We extend these results to cases in which the input contains nonorthogonal or intersecting objects.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Agarwal, PK; Grove, EF; Murali, TM; Vitter, JS
Published Date
- March 1, 2000
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 29 / 5
Start / End Page
- 1422 - 1448
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0097-5397
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1137/S0097539797320578
Citation Source
- Scopus