Scandinavian thins on top of cake: On the smallest one-size-fits-all box

Esther M. Arkin, Alon Efrat, George Hart, Irina Kostitsyna, Alexander Kröller, Joseph S.B. Mitchell, Valentin Polishchuk

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Abstract

We show how to compute the smallest rectangle that can enclose any polygon, from a given set of polygons, in nearly linear time; we also present a PTAS for the problem, as well as a linear-time algorithm for the case when the polygons are rectangles themselves. We prove that finding a smallest convex polygon that encloses any of the given polygons is NP-hard, and give a PTAS for minimizing the perimeter of the convex enclosure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFun with Algorithms - 6th International Conference, FUN 2012, Proceedings
Pages16-27
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event6th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms, FUN 2012 - Venice, Italy
Duration: Jun 4 2012Jun 6 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7288 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other6th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms, FUN 2012
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVenice
Period6/4/126/6/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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