# Approximability of guarding weak visibility polygons

@article{Bhattacharya2017ApproximabilityOG,
title={Approximability of guarding weak visibility polygons},
author={Pritam Bhattacharya and Subir Kumar Ghosh and Bodhayan Roy},
journal={Discret. Appl. Math.},
year={2017},
volume={228},
pages={109-129}
}
• Published 16 September 2014
• Computer Science, Mathematics
• Discret. Appl. Math.

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