Title :
Algebraic decomposition of non-convex polyhedra
Author :
Edelsbrunner, Herbert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Any arbitrary polyhedron P⊆Rd can be written as algebraic sum of simple terms, each an integer multiple of the intersection of d or fewer half-spaces defined by facets of P. P can be non-convex and can have holes of any kind. Among the consequences of this result are a short boolean formula for P, a fast parallel algorithm for point classification, and a new proof of the Gram-Sommerville angle relation
Keywords :
computational geometry; parallel algorithms; Gram-Sommerville angle relation; algebraic decomposition; algebraic sum; arbitrary polyhedron; boolean formula; half-spaces; nonconvex polyhedra; parallel algorithm; point classification; Computational complexity; Computational geometry; Computer science; Data structures; Parallel algorithms; Piecewise linear approximation; Solid modeling; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Foundations of Computer Science, 1995. Proceedings., 36th Annual Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Milwaukee, WI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7183-1
DOI :
10.1109/SFCS.1995.492480