Area-preserving approximations of polygonal paths
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چکیده
Let P be an x-monotone polygonal path in the plane. For a path Q that approximates P let WA(Q) be the area above P and below Q, and let WB(Q) be the area above Q and below P . Given P and an integer k, we show how to compute a path Q with at most k edges that minimizes WA(Q)+WB(Q). Given P and a cost C, we show how to find a path Q with the smallest possible number of edges such that WA(Q) +WB(Q) ≤ C. However, given P , an integer k, and a cost C, it is NP-hard to determine if a path Q with at most k edges exists such that max{WA(Q),WB(Q)} ≤ C. We describe an approximation algorithm for this setting. Finally, it is also NP-hard to decide whether a path Q exists such that |WA(Q) − WB(Q)| = 0. Nevertheless, in this error measure we provide an algorithm for computing an optimal approximation up to an additive error.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- J. Discrete Algorithms
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006