A polynomial solution for potato-peeling and other polygon inclusion and enclosure problems

J. S. Chang, C. K. Yap

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Abstract

We give a finiteness criteria for the potato-peeling problem that asks for the largest convex polygon ('potato') contained inside a given simple polygon, answering a question of J. Goodman. This leads to a polynomial-time solution of O(n9g n). The techniques used turn out to be useful for other cases of what we call the polygon inclusion and enclosure problems. For instance, the largest perimeter potato can be found in O(n6) time and finding the smallest k-gon enclosing a given polygon can be done in O(n3log k) steps.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication25th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 1984
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages408-416
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)081860591X
StatePublished - 1984
Event25th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 1984 - Singer Island, United States
Duration: Oct 24 1984Oct 26 1984

Publication series

NameProceedings - Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS
Volume1984-October
ISSN (Print)0272-5428

Conference

Conference25th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 1984
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySinger Island
Period10/24/8410/26/84

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science

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