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Shortcuts for the circle

  • S.W. Bae
  • , M.T. de Berg
  • , O. Cheong
  • , J. Gudmundsson
  • , C. Levcopoulos

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Abstract

Let C be the unit circle in R^2. We can view C as a plane graph whose vertices are all the points on C, and the distance between any two points on C is the length of the smaller arc between them. We consider a graph augmentation problem on C, where we want to place k >= 1 shortcuts on C such that the diameter of the resulting graph is minimized. We analyze for each k with 1 <= k <= 7 what the optimal set of shortcuts is. Interestingly, the minimum diameter one can obtain is not a strictly decreasing function of k. For example, with seven shortcuts one cannot obtain a smaller diameter than with six shortcuts. Finally, we prove that the optimal diameter is 2 + Theta(1/k^(2/3)) for any k.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISAAC 2017 : 28th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation, 9-12 December 2017, Phuket, Thailand
EditorsTakeshi Tokuyama, Yoshio Okamoto
Place of PublicationDagstuhl
PublisherSchloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik
Pages9:1-9:13
ISBN (Electronic)9783959770545
ISBN (Print)978-3-95977-054-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event28th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 2017) - Phuket, Thailand
Duration: 9 Dec 201712 Dec 2017
Conference number: 28
http://aiat.in.th/isaac2017/

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume92
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference28th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 2017)
Abbreviated titleISAAC 2017
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityPhuket
Period9/12/1712/12/17
Internet address

Keywords

  • Circle
  • Computational geometry
  • Diameter
  • Graph augmentation problem
  • Shortcut

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