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Discrete & Computational Geometry

, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp 423–434 | Cite as

Small-dimensional linear programming and convex hulls made easy

  • Raimund Seidel
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Abstract

We present two randomized algorithms. One solves linear programs involvingm constraints ind variables in expected timeO(m). The other constructs convex hulls ofn points in ℝ d ,d>3, in expected timeO(n[d/2]). In both boundsd is considered to be a constant. In the linear programming algorithm the dependence of the time bound ond is of the formd!. The main virtue of our results lies in the utter simplicity of the algorithms as well as their analyses.

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Convex Hull Discrete Comput Geom Conflict Graph Linear Programming Algorithm Nondegeneracy Assumption 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Raimund Seidel
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  1. 1.Computer Science DivisionUniversity of California at BerkeleyBerkeleyUSA

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