# A fast planar partition algorithm. I

@article{Mulmuley1988AFP,
title={A fast planar partition algorithm. I},
author={Ketan Mulmuley},
journal={[Proceedings 1988] 29th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science},
year={1988},
pages={580-589}
}
• K. Mulmuley
• Published 24 October 1988
• Mathematics, Computer Science
• [Proceedings 1988] 29th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science
A fast randomized algorithm is given for finding a partition of the plane induced by a given set of linear segments. The algorithm is ideally suited for a practical use because it is extremely simple and robust, as well as optimal; its expected running time is O(m+n log n) where n is the number of input segments and m is the number of points of intersection. The storage requirement is O(m+n). Though the algorithm itself is simple, the global evolution of the partition is complex, which makes…

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