We present linear-time algorithms to construct tree-like Voronoi diagrams with disconnected regions after the sequence of their faces along an enclosing boundary (or at infinity) is known. We focus on the farthest-segment Voronoi diagram, however, our techniques are also applicable to constructing the order-(k+1) subdivision within an order-k Voronoi region of segments and updating a nearest-neighbor Voronoi diagram of segments after deletion of one site. Although treestructured, these diagrams illustrate properties surprisingly different from their counterparts for points. The sequence of their faces along the relevant boundary forms a Davenport-Schinzel sequence of order ≥ 2. Once this sequence is known, we show how to compute the corresponding Voronoi diagram in linear time, expected or deterministic, augmenting the existing linear-time frameworks for points in convex position with the ability to handle non-point sites and multiple Voronoi faces.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAlgorithms and Computation - 26th International Symposium, ISAAC 2015, Proceedings
EditorsKhaled Elbassioni, Kazuhisa Makino
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages404-414
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783662489703
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2015
Event26th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation, ISAAC 2015 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: 9 Dec 201511 Dec 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9472
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference26th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation, ISAAC 2015
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period9/12/1511/12/15

    Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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