An optimal O(nlogn) algorithm for finding an enclosing planar rectilinear annulus of minimum width

  • Authors:
  • Olga N. Gluchshenko;Horst W. Hamacher;Arie Tamir

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Kaiserslautern, Germany;University of Kaiserslautern, Germany;School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel

  • Venue:
  • Operations Research Letters
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Given a set P of n points in the plane, we consider the problem of finding a planar rectilinear annulus of minimum width which encloses the set P. We present an optimal O(nlogn) algorithm for this problem.