Intersection-free morphing of planar graphs

Cesim Erten, Stephen G. Kobourov, Chandan Pitta

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Abstract

Given two different drawings of a planar graph we consider the problem of morphing one drawing into the other. We designed and implemented an algorithm for intersection-free morphing of planar graphs. Our algorithm uses a combination of different techniques to achieve smooth transformations: rigid morphing, compatible triangulations, as well as morphing based on interpolation of the convex representations of the graphs. Our algorithm can morph between drawings with straight-line segments, bends, and curves. Our system is implemented in Java and available as an applet at http://gmorph.cs.arizona.edu.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
EditorsGiuseppe Liotta
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages320-331
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)3540208313, 9783540208310
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2912
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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