Union of convex polyhedra in three dimensions

Boris Aronov*, Micha Sharir

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Abstract

We show that the number of vertices, edges, and faces of the union of k convex polyhedra in 3-space, having a total of n faces, is O(k3+kn log2 k). This bound is almost tight in the worst case. We also describe a rather simple randomized incremental algorithm for computing the boundary of the union in O(k3+kn log3 k) expected time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnnual Symposium on Foundatons of Computer Science (Proceedings)
Editors Anon
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages518-527
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)0818643706
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 34th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science - Palo Alto, CA, USA
Duration: 3 Nov 19935 Nov 1993

Publication series

NameAnnual Symposium on Foundatons of Computer Science (Proceedings)
ISSN (Print)0272-5428

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 34th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science
CityPalo Alto, CA, USA
Period3/11/935/11/93

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