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In this paper, we present self-avoiding walks as a novel technique to “linearize” a triangular mesh. Unlike space-filling curves which are based on a geometric embedding, our algorithm is combinatorial since it uses the mesh connectivity only. We also show how the concept can be easily modified for adaptive grids that are generated in a hierarchical manner based on a set of simple rules, and made amenable for efficient parallelization. The proposed approach should be very useful in the run-time partitioning and load balancing of adaptive unstructured grids.
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Heber, G., Biswas, R., Gao, G.R. (1999). Self-Avoiding walks over adaptive unstructured grids. In: Rolim, J., et al. Parallel and Distributed Processing. IPPS 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1586. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0097981
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