Every set of disjoint line segments admits a binary tree

P. Bose, M. E. Houle, G. T. Toussaint

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Abstract

Given a set of n disjoint line segments in the plane, we show that it is always possible to form a tree with the endpoints of the segments such that each line segment is an edge of the tree, the tree has no crossing edges, and the maximum vertex degree of the tree is 3. Furthermore, there exist configurations of line segments where any such tree requires degree 3. We provide an O (n log n) time algorithm for constructing such a tree, and show that this is optimal.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)387-410
Number of pages24
JournalDiscrete and Computational Geometry
Volume26
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Geometry and Topology
  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

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